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Grey-headed Bulbul

Microtarsus priocephalus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForest
Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 1
Photo: shrikant rao from bangalore, india · CC BY 2.0
Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 2
Photo: shrikant rao from bangalore, india · CC BY 2.0
Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 3
Photo: Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (2 July 1829 – 26 March 1928) · Public domain
Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 4
Photo: Pycnonotus_priocephalus_-_Bonite-oiseaux-pl05.jpg: Jeffdelonge (talk) derivative work: Frédéric (talk) · Public domain
Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 5
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Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 6
Photo: (c) Navaneeth Sini George, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 7
Photo: (c) Malaika Mathew Chawla, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 8
Photo: (c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 9
Photo: (c) Afsar Nayakkan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Grey-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus), photo 10
Photo: (c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

This bulbul is resident in moist broad-leaved evergreen forest with bamboo and dense undergrowth. Its plumage is olive-green, with a medium-grey on the crown head, nape and throat. The forehead is yellow-green. The back and wings are olive-green becoming lighter towards the vent. The rump has yellowing green feathers edged in black giving a barred appearance. The flanks are dark and grey edged. The undertail coverts are grey. The beak is greenish and grey while the legs are pinkish yellow. The iris is distinctly bluish white.

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About the Grey-headed Bulbul

The grey-headed bulbul is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in south-western India, and found from Goa south to Tamil Nadu at altitudes up to 1200m. It is found in dense reeds or thickets mainly near rivers and swampy areas inside forests. They have a distinctive call that reveals their presence inside dense vegetation where they are hard to spot.

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Easily confused with

Puff-backed Bulbul (Microtarsus eutilotus) Puff-backed BulbulMicrotarsus eutilotusThe puff-backed bulbul is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. Yellow-wattled Bulbul (Microtarsus urostictus) Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusThe yellow-wattled bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Black-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus melanocephalos) Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalosThe black-headed bulbul is 16–18 cm (6.3–7.1 in) in overall length and weighs 20–30 g (0.71–1.06 oz).

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