Cream-striped Bulbul
Ixos leucogrammicus
Medium-sized brown bulbul with a puffy brown crest and a brown-and-white-streaked breast. Also note white throat, staring pale orange eyes, and dull olive-tan wing panel. Endemic to the foothill and lower montane areas of western Sumatra, where it inhabits forests and forest edges. Often forages in pairs or small groups, typically in the middle and upper levels of forest. Like other bulbuls, often gathers at fruiting trees and shrubs. Somewhat similar in appearance to Sunda and Spot-necked Bulbuls, but note combination of short dark bill, prominent crest, dark brown face, and lack of olive tones on the back. Song is an odd starling-like series of squeaky, jangling phrases. Calls include quiet jumbled twitters and more insistent squeaks and rasps.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Ixos leucogrammicus
- Authority
- Müller, S, 1836
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Ixos
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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