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Straw-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus zeylanicus

Critically EndangeredLegendaryInvertebratesForestCup nestMedium · 86 g
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 1
Photo: York Niu · CC BY 4.0
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 2
Photo: York Niu · CC BY 4.0
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 3
Photo: York Niu · CC BY 4.0
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 4
Photo: Nicola Crockford · CC BY 4.0
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 5
Photo: Nicola Crockford · CC BY 4.0
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 6
Photo: Nicola Crockford · CC BY 4.0
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 7
Photo: Nicola Crockford · CC BY 4.0
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 8
Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 9
Photo: (c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus), photo 10
Photo: (c) Samuel Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Straw-headed Bulbul

The straw-headed bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss and poaching from humans.

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Where it lives

Regular range
Singapore Malaysia

When to see it

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Orange-spotted Bulbul (Pycnonotus bimaculatus) Orange-spotted BulbulPycnonotus bimaculatusUp to 20 cm long. Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus) Spot-necked BulbulPycnonotus tympanistrigusThe spot-necked bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. Pale-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus davisoni) Pale-eyed BulbulPycnonotus davisoniThe pale-eyed bulbul grows to a length of about 20 cm (8 in).

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