Brown-cheeked Bulbul

Brown-cheeked Bulbul

Alophoixus bres

Endangered

Aves · Passeriformes · Pycnonotidae

About

The brown-cheeked bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on Java and Bali. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Fun Fact

They make cup-shaped nests out of plant fragments, and camouflage them with moss and lichen.

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Eats insects: caterpillars, butterflies, moths, beetle larvae, cicadas, crickets, grasshoppers, and tephritid fruit flies.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Loss
  • Poaching and Hunting
  • Human-Wildlife Conflict
  • Disease