Alophoixus ochraceus sacculatus

(Robinson, 1915)

Vernacular names
English : Ochraceous bulbul
French : Bulbul ocré

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Pycnonotidae
Notes : 5 other subspecies known

Identification
Adults can grow to 22 cm in length for a weight of 54 g. Dull brown crest, wings, back and tail with olive tinge on back. White chin, olive-yellow breast and belly. This subspecies is much darker with olive-brown breast and belly.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs in southern Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Species found from south Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar to Sumatra. Lives in closed-canopy evergreen forests, up to 1600 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is dependant on intact forests to survive but will be mostly found above deforestation zone. It occurs in many protected areas for now.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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