Family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Least Concern
Black-collared Bulbul (Neolestes torquatus)
Taxonomy
French: Bulbul à collier noir German: Boabülbül Spanish: Bulbul acollarado
Taxonomy:
Neolestes torquatus
Cabanis
, 1875,Chinchoxo, Angola
.Distribution:
Extreme S & SE Gabon and C & S Congo S to NW & N Angola (Cabinda, and S to Huambo and Moxico), SC & E DRCongo (including, in E, Idjwi I and from near Mt Kabobo S to Marungu Highlands), NW Rwanda and extreme NW Zambia.
Descriptive notes
c. 16 cm; male 20–23·5 g, female 20–27 g. A handsome, unmistakable, shrike-like bulbul. Has forehead to neck grey, broad glossy black band from lores and... read more
Voice
Song a rapid subdued babble, somewhat resembling that of Pycnonotus barbatus but phrases... read more
Habitat
Wooded grassland with 20–30% bush cover (mainly Annona senegalensis and ... read more
Food and feeding
Mainly insectivorous but also some fruit. Occurs singly, in pairs, or in groups of up to four individuals (thought to be family parties).... read more
Breeding
Nesting recorded in Aug–Oct and Dec–Jan (juveniles Dec–Feb) in DRCongo and Oct and Jan in Zambia; birds in breeding... read more
Movements
Little information; probably resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Generally considered common. Estimated density in Odzala National Park, in PRCongo, 4–5 pairs/km². Occurs in a number of protected areas,... read more
Monotypic.