Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Family: Bulbuls · Status: Common introduced resident · Size: 19–21 cm · Conservation: Least Concern
Native to southern China through mainland Southeast Asia, and discontinuously to Java and Bali. Widely introduced to Singapore and the rest of Indonesia.
Adult has black head, chin and nape with short crest, brown upperparts with white rump, white underparts and orange-red vent. Juvenile resembles adult but has browner head and paler vent.
Open wooded areas.