Streaked Bulbul

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Scientific Name: Ixos malaccensis
Malay Name: Bebarau-Bukit Melayu
Chinese Name: 纹羽鹎

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

Taxonomy:
Monotypic.

Size: 23 cm

Identification:
Adult has olive upperparts and distinctive whitish streaks on greyish-brown throat and breast. Juvenile resembles adult but has warmer brown upperparts and plainer breast.

Similar looking species: Buff-vented Bulbul

Habitat: Forest, forest edge and secondary growth.

Behaviour/Ecology:

Local Status: Rare non-breeding visitor.

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2016)

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Streaked Bulbul at Tuas South. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Streaked Bulbul at Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Streaked Bulbul at Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Streaked Bulbul)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Ixos malaccensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713198A94364769.en. Accessed on 19 December 2021
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.