Pale-faced bulbul
The pale-faced bulbul (Pycnonotus leucops) is a songbird in the bulbul family. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2]
| Pale-faced bulbul | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. leucops |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnonotus leucops (Sharpe, 1888) | |
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Description
At 17.5–19 cm long the pale-faced bulbul is smaller than the flavescent bulbul, with which it was once lumped, which reach 21.5–22 cm in length. Its colouring is mainly brown or grey-brown, darker above than below, with a white or whitish face and throat, and bright yellow undertail-coverts.
Distribution and habitat
The bulbul is found in the mountains of Borneo in montane primary forest, ranging in altitude from about 900 m to 3500 m above sea level.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus leucops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103834499A104340974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103834499A104340974.en.
- Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Smythies, Bertram E.; & Davison, Geoffrey W.H. (1999). The Birds of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: Natural History Publications (Borneo) and the Sabah Society. p. 465. ISBN 983-812-028-6.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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