Ashy-fronted Bulbul
Pycnonotus cinereifrons
A drab medium-sized bird of lowland forest and edge on Palawan and neighboring islands. Dull brown overall with paler brown underparts and a whitish throat and center of the belly. Note the fine streaking on the cheek and the olive edging to the wing and tail feathers. Somewhat similar to Sulphur-bellied Bulbul, but Ashy-fronted lacks the yellow belly and pale eye. Song consists of very short, medium-pitched warbled phrases, repeated at short intervals.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Pycnonotus cinereifrons
- Authority
- (Tweeddale, 1878)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Pycnonotus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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