Bare-faced Bulbul

Nok hualon

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Pycnonotidae

About

The bare-faced bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It was newly described from central Laos in 2009. It is one of the very few Asian songbirds with a bald (featherless) face and is the first new species of bulbul to be described from Asia in almost a century.

Fun Fact

Limestone karst is the habitat of several newly discovered endemic species, including the unusual Laotian rock rat.

Quick Facts

Habitat

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Diet

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Lifespan

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Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance