Latin Etymology: Pycnonotus ("strong back") conradi (after horticulturalist, Conrad Loddiges Jr)
Adult Streak-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus conradi) at Prek Toal, Cambodia - February 2019
Featured Subspecies: N/A Weight: 28-36g / Length: 17-20cm / Wingspan: ?
NOT PRESENT IN UK / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
If I'm honest, the Streak-eared Bulbul is kind of visually one of the least compelling species I've seen; it's not really got any single distinctive species, it's just a medium small brown bird of vaguely thrush like proportions. That being said, I must admit to being somewhat intrigued by it's range; it was one of the commoner species seen in Cambodia, seen in a couple of places, but has a fairly restricted range, largely limited to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Presumably there are some kind of pressures that prevent what seems a fairly adaptable species expanding beyond that limited area?
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
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Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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