OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Hypsipetes ("high flyer") amaurotis ("brown eared")
Adult Brown-eared Bulbul (subspecies H. a. amaurotis) in Tokyo, Japan - December 2014
Weight: 30-35g / Length: 28cm / Wingspan: ?
ABSENT FROM UK / IUCN Red List Least Concern
The Brown-eared Bulbul is a common but fairly shy species in Japan, while widespread it seems to be heard a lot more than you like to get good views of it, on my first trip to Japan, most of the time I saw them only distantly or heard them in the treetops. On my second visit they were much more abundant however, and proved to be one of those species that often looked as if they would be something else, but then resulted in frustration when it turned out to be yet another Bulbul. They are thrush sized and fairly raucous, making a lot of loud noise wherever they go. Apparently they are fairly omnivorous, eating fruits, seeds, insects and whatever else they can get hold of.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Hypsipetes or Microscelis
Subspecies: H. a. hensoni, H. a. amaurotis, H. a .squamiceps, H. a .magnirostris, H. a .borodinosis, H. a. ogawae, H. a. pryeri, H. a. insignis, H. a. stejnegeri, H. a. harterti, H. a. batanensis, H. a. fugensis, H. a. camiguinensis
- Sighting Locations -
- KYOTO 2013 TRIP: Seen often throughout Kyoto and Arashiyama thought never with good views.
- TOKYO/HOKKAIDO 2014 TRIP: Abundant in Tokyo and common in Hokkaido including Akkeshi, Kushiro and Akan Crane Centre
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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