Buff-vented Bulbul

Iole crypta

Family: Bulbuls · Status: Very rare non-breeding visitor · Size: 20–20.5 cm · Conservation: Not Evaluated

Range

Occurs across the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.

Identification

Adult has brownish upperparts, greyish underparts, blackish crown streaks, pale supercilium, silvery-white eyes, long heavy bill, and buffish undertail-coverts. Juvenile has light brown eyes.

Habitat

Forest, forest edge, and secondary growth.

Behaviour

Forages in foliage for arthropods and sallies after insects in flight; diet also includes figs.