Family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Least Concern
Cream-striped Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogrammicus)
Taxonomy
French: Bulbul rayé German: Strichelbülbül Spanish: Bulbul rayado
Taxonomy:
Ixos leucogrammicus
S. Müller
, 1836,Sumatra
.Distribution:
Hill ranges of W Sumatra (Aceh S to Sumatra Selatan).
Descriptive notes
17–18 cm. Medium-small, streaky bulbul. Forehead and crown are dark greyish-brown finely streaked pale, feathers slightly elongated to form modest crest (often... read more
Voice
Said to have sharp and chirpy contact call; one vocalization is a steady trisyllable with first... read more
Habitat
Evergreen forest, edges and second growth in mountains, at 800–1900 m. In N of range found in... read more
Food and feeding
Eats fruit, possibly also insects; stomachs of specimens from N Sumatra contained “fruitpeel, brown pips and a little pulp”.... read more
Breeding
No information.
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia EBA. Fairly common in mid-elevation forests; thought to be generally uncommon in... read more
Aberrant species, sometimes placed in Alcurus#R. Monotypic.