Sulphur-bellied Bulbul
Iole palawanensis
A medium-sized bird of forest and edge in the mountains on Palawan. Olive-brown above, blending to a more brownish crown which can be slightly raised into a crest, with a yellow belly blending to an olive chest and a whitish throat. Note the pale orange eye. Somewhat similar to Ash-fronted Bulbul, but has yellow belly and pale eyes. Call is a simple nasal “chewp!”
Taxonomy
The sulphur-bellied bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger. Some authorities have classified the sulphur-bellied bulbul in the genera Hypsipetes and Ixos. Alternate names for the sulphur-bellied bulbul include the golden-eyed bulbul and olive bulbul. The latter name should not be confused with the species bearing the same name, Iole virescens.
- Scientific name
- Iole palawanensis
- Authority
- (Tweeddale, 1878)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Iole
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
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