Black-headed Bulbul

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Black-headed Bulbul
Conservation status
Least Concern[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae Genus: Pycnonotus Species: P. atriceps
Binomial name
Pycnonotus atriceps (Temminck, 1822)

The Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is common in lowland forests, and well-distributed all over Peninsular Malaysia and West Malaysia. It has bright yellow plumage with a glossy bluish-black head and blue eyes. It is an insectivore-frugivore bird, and takes small fruit as the main diet. It closely resembles the Black-crested Bulbul, but lacks the crest. It flies in small flocks, comprising 6-8 individuals.

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