Alophoixus tephrogenys tephrogenys

(Jardine & Selby, 1833)

Vernacular names
English : Grey-cheeked bulbul
French : Bulbul à joues grises

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Pycnonotidae
Notes : 1 other subspecies known

Identification
The species can reach a length of 23 cm for a weight of 52 g. Erectile brown crest, grey cheeks, white chin. Olive back, brown-olive wings and tail. Breast greyish-olive and belly yellowish. Very thick and long grey bill.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs in South-East Asia from south Thailand and Myanmar to east Sumatra. Other subspecies endemic to Borneo. Lives in lowland primary and secondary closed-canopy forest, to 1500 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : VULNERABLE
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a fairly large range but some populations in Malaysia and Borneo are declining because of habitat loss and overtrapping.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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