Sooty-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus aurigaster (Vieillot, 1818)

Sooty-headed Bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster, occurs in south-eastern Asia and belongs to the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is a songbird of subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, and it is also associated with dryland agricultural areas, fire-damaged ground and degraded hill shrubland. The bird has a short crest and can be told from the red-vented bulbul by its tan front, the smaller black area on the head and, in some subspecies, a gold vent. It was first described by Vieillot in 1818.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Pycnonotidae — Bulbuls

Breeding range

Oriental Region: se Asia