Stripe-throated Bulbul

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

Family: Bulbuls · Status: Very rare visitor · Size: 19–20 cm · Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Resident in central to southern Indochina and peninsular Malaysia. Quite common in suitable habitat within its range, but very rare south of Malacca.

Identification

Resembles a bright Olive-winged Bulbul with a splash of colour on its face. Mostly drab brown overall except for yellow undertail-coverts, olive-yellow wings and tail, and distinctive sharp yellow stripes on the head and upper throat.

Habitat

Forests (mostly forest edge), secondary growth and cleared forest.

Behaviour

Favours fruiting trees, often associating with other bulbul species.