Alophoixus pallidus
The Puff-throated Bulbul, Alophoixus pallidus, is a distinctive medium-sized songbird of Southeast Asian forests, typically measuring 21-23 cm in length. It is characterized by its dusky olive-brown upperparts, contrasting with pale greyish-white underparts, and most notably, a prominent, somewhat ruffled white throat patch that gives the species its common name. The flanks and vent often show a subtle pale yellow wash, while its bill is dark and legs are grey. This species belongs to the fam...
This bulbul primarily inhabits dense undergrowth of evergreen, mixed deciduous, and secondary forests, as well as bamboo thickets and forest edges. It is found from lowlands up to elevations of approximately 1,500 meters, occasionally higher.
Its diet is omnivorous, consisting mainly of small fruits (such as berries and figs), various insects (like beetles and caterpillars), and occasionally nectar. It primarily forages by gleaning from vegetation and making short aerial sallies.
The Puff-throated Bulbul is a diurnal and often elusive species, frequently skulking within dense vegetation. It forages primarily low to the ground in bushes, vines, and small trees, gleaning insects and fruits from foliage or making short sallies to catch airborne prey. During the breeding seas...
The Puff-throated Bulbul is a resident species distributed across a wide area of Southeast Asia. Its breeding and year-round range extends from eastern India (specifically Arunachal Pradesh and Assam) and southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi provinces), through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, an...
Least Concern
- The 'puff' in its name refers to the distinctively fluffy and often ruffled white feathers on its throat. - Despite its loud and varied calls, it is notoriously shy and difficult to observe clearly in its dense forest habitat. - It is an important seed disperser in its ecosystem, consuming a wi...