Streaked Bulbul

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

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 visitor

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2016)

Past records in our database:

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Streaked Bulbul at Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Streaked Bulbul at Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Streaked Bulbul at Tuas South. 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 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Singapore Birds Project. (n.d.). Streaked Bulbul. Retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/streaked-bulbul.