Passeriformes / Pycnonotidae / Alophoixus
Puff-throated Bulbul
Alophoixus pallidus · 白喉冠鹎
Introduction
A songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae, found in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Description
Large bulbul, 23 cm long, with olive upperparts, yellow underparts, and puffy white throat feathers. It has black feet and a brown iris and bill. Males and females are visually indistinguishable.
Identification
Similar in appearance to the white-throated bulbul but with duller underparts.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Southeast Asia across seven subspecies: A. p. griseiceps in south-central Myanmar; A. p. robinsoni in south-eastern Myanmar; A. p. henrici in south-western China, eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand, and northern Indochina; A. p. pallidus on Hainan Island; A. p. isani in north-eastern Thailand; A. p. annamensis in central Indochina; and A. p. khmerensis in southern Indochina.
Behavior & Ecology
Regular but not obligate cooperative breeder. Groups may include one or more breeding pairs, nesting separately if multiple pairs occupy a territory. The female builds the nest, incubates, and broods young. Males and helpers feed nestlings and fledglings. Nests are open cups located in the understorey.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Alophoixus
Subspecies (7)
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Alophoixus pallidus annamensis
central Indochina
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
