Buff-vented Bulbul

This species is defined as a rarity. Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page.

Scientific Name: Iole crypta
Malay Name: Merbah-Riang Biasa
Chinese Name: 棕臀短脚鹎

Range:
Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo

Taxonomy:
Monotypic.

Size: 20-20.5 cm

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

Similar looking species: Streaked Bulbul

Habitat: Forest, forest edge and secondary growth.

Behaviour/Ecology: A generalist feeder, searching foliage for arthropods and also sallies after insects passing in flight. The fruit part of the diet include figs.

Local Status: Very rare non-breeding visitor

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Buff-vented Bulbul at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Buff-vented Bulbul at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Con Foley
External Links:
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Buff-vented Bulbul)
References:
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.