Malaysian Birds
80 PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Bulbul
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This group of birds that form the Bulbuls is a true representative of birds we called passerine. That's also our impression of these birds, all of them perch in an angular postures and they are noticeably good singers. The dictionary describe them as Songbird. But when a group of them are together, they are gregarious passerine birds. Yes, especially the Yellow-vented Bulbul that wakes me up every morning at 6.45 am with their noisy calls. There are about 130 species of Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae). Mainly found in Asia and Africa. They are frugivorous [fruit eaters], drab colored birds with brown to black plumage. Bulbul also eat many insects. Some exceptional Bulbuls do have more colorful yellow plumage and then others having red or orange vents, cheeks, and throat. A couple of them have very distinct crests. Bulbul have a habit of staggering from bush to bush and doing it in a fluttering way Bulbuls are confident birds and seldom take flight upon sighting human. They are lively, quite a few have calls that sound like musical songs. They tend to be arboreal and make untidy, cup-shaped nests in trees. None is migratory. Pycnonotus is a genus of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. Here is a summary of the 26 species found in Malaysia, lower down would be my illustrative pictures for some of the Bulbuls that I managed to capture. |
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Ashy Bulbul 1
Black-crested Bulbul # 2
Black-headed Bulbul # 3
Cream-ventedd Bulbul 4
Grey-bellied Bulbul 5
Hairy-backed Bulbul 6
Mountain Bulbul 7
Olive-winged Bulbul 8
Orchraceous Bulbul 9
Red-eyed Bulbul 10
Red-whiskered Bulbul 11
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Scaly-breasted Bulbul 12
Spectacled Bulbul 13
Straw-headed Bulbul 14
Streak-eared Bulbul 15
Striped-throated Bulbul 16
Yellow-bellied Bulbul 17
Yellow-vented Bulbul 18
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With Will would Wander |
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