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Spizixos canifrons
TAXONOMY
Spizixos canifrons Blyth, 1845. Two races recognized.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Finch-billed bulbul; French: Bulbul б gros bec; German: Fimkenbьlbьl; Spanish: Pico de Pinzуn Copetуn.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
8.6 in (22 cm). Large, olive-green bulbul with prominent blackish crest and stout, pale-yellow, finchlike bill. Gray forehead, blackish throat, broad blackish green tail. Sexes alike. Juvenile resembles adult, but browner head and throat.
DISTRIBUTION
Myanmar, Bangladesh, Assam, and south-central China.
HABITAT
Forest and semicultivated areas up to 9,800 ft (3,000 m).
BEHAVIOR
Flocks outside the breeding season, often perched on telephone wires. Chattering, bubbling voice; “purr-purr-prruitprruit- prruit.” Resident, nonmigratory.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Forages at all levels for insects, fruit, and seeds.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Breeds April through July. Distinctive cuplike nest of vine tendrils, usually low in a shrub.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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