Animalia Life
Hypsipetes flavala
TAXONOMY
Hypsipetes flavala Blyth, 1845. Some authors consider races of
chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) as races of the ashy bulbul.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Ashy bulbul, brown-eared bulbul, chestnut bulbul;
French: Bulbul а ailes vertes; German: Braunohrbьlbьl; Spanish:
Bulbul Ahumado.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
7.8 in (20 cm). Distinctive bird, black crest and mask, brown
cheeks and white throat. Back, chest, and tail gray, white belly,
olive-yellow patch on wings. Sexes alike. Juvenile similar, but
browner upperparts.
DISTRIBUTION
Himalayas, southwestern China, Southeast Asia, and Greater
Sundas.
HABITAT
Broadleaved forest and edge plantations.
BEHAVIOR
Found in noisy parties, pairs during breeding season. Puffs out
throat feathers like Alophoixos bulbuls. Voice a loud ringing call
of four to five notes, also harsh “trrk.” Resident, may move altitudinally.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Forages among trees for berries, nectar, and insects; the latter
it catches on the wing.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Breeds in May and June. Deep, cuplike nest.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened. Locally common.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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