About the Puff-throated Bulbul
The puff-throated bulbul is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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The puff-throated bulbul is a large (23 cm long) bulbul with olive upperparts, yellow underparts, and puffy white throat feathers. It is similar in appearance to the white-throated bulbul but with duller underparts. It has black feet and brown iris and bill. Males and females are visually indistinguishable.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusThe white-throated bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
Ochraceous BulbulAlophoixus ochraceusThe ochraceous bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
Yellow-bellied BulbulAlophoixus phaeocephalusThe yellow-bellied bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
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