Puff-backed Bulbul (Microtarsus eutilotus) | Photos and ID

NTNear Threatened

Forest

Puff-backed Bulbul (Microtarsus eutilotus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Puff-backed Bulbul (Microtarsus eutilotus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Puff-backed Bulbul (Microtarsus eutilotus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Victor Heng, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Puff-backed Bulbul

The puff-backed bulbul is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Alternate names for the puff-backed bulbul include the crested brown bulbul and puff-backed brown bulbul. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Easily confused with

Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusThe yellow-wattled bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds.

Grey-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalusThis bulbul is resident in moist broad-leaved evergreen forest with bamboo and dense undergrowth.

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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