Cream – Vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus simplex

Description

Pycnonotus simplex is a bird that belongs to the pycnonotidae family. Has a rather small body, which is 17 cm. The characteristics are brownish gray and opaque. The color of the throat and chin is whitish, and the abdomen is also white.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

17 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Pycnonotidae

GENUS

:

Pycnonotus

SPECIES

:

Pycnonotus simplex

Distribution

Pycnonotus simplex has a habitat in primary forest, secondary open vegetation, spread up to an altitude of 1,300 m asl.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Peninsular Malaysia, Greater Sunda, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java.

Habits and Lifestyle

This species is generally active in the middle and treetops.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Primary forest and secondary forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This species is an omnivore, eater of small fruits and insects.

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

The exact breeding season is unknown, the nests are cup-shaped from roots, leaves, palm fiber, in dense thickets of secondary forest. There are 2 eggs, white, speckled with gray and dark red.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

The most severe threats of this species are deforestation and habitat loss

Population number​

Despite the serious threat of loss of native habitat, it is believed that the population of this species is not near the threshold for vulnerability, and is therefore evaluated as of least concern

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Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Pycnonotus simplex on The IUCN Red List site 
  3. Merbah Corok – Corok on Wikipedia article