Orange-spotted Bulbul

Pycnonotus bimaculatus

Description

Pycnonotus bimaculatus is a medium-sized bird, the back is gray or brownish black. The chin, throat and chest are brownish black, while the lower chest to the abdomen is bleached whitish and blackish in color. Dark brown slices, black beak and legs. On the head there is an orange spot between the eyes and nose.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

20 cm

Di

Diurnal

Fr

Frugivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Pycnonotidae

GENUS

:

Pycnonotus

SPECIES

:

Pycnonotus bimaculatus

Distribution

Pycnonotus bimaculatus usually inhabits mountain forests from an altitude of 800 – 3000 masl.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Endemic to Sumatra, Java and Bali

Habits and Lifestyle

Pycnonotus bimaculatus usually seen alone or in small groups, this species flies from one tree to another, and likes open areas close to the edge of the forest.

Lifestyle

Groups

Biome

Mountain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Pycnonotus bimaculatus usually eats small fruits, such as berries, and can also prey on beetles and other small insects.

Diet : Frugivora

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this species is recorded in March, May, June, August and October in West Java. Lay 2 to 3 eggs, pink or purplish in color. Cup-shaped nests made of stems, cut leaves and roots, placed in a bush near the ground

Reproduction session : March, May, June, August and October in West Java

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 to 3 eggs

Population

Population status : Near Threatened (NT)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

Bird trade is a major threat to the Pycnonotus bimaculatus bird

Population number​

On the IUCN Red list, the population of this species is declared to be decreasing at a slow to moderate rate due to fishing for the bird trade, so the species is considered “Near Threatened”.

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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 bimaculatus on The IUCN Red List site 
  3. Cucak Gunung on Wikipedia article