Black-and-white bulbul

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Black-and-white bulbul
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Microtarsus
Species:
M. melanoleucos
Binomial name
Microtarsus melanoleucos
Eyton, 1839
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Synonyms
  • Pycnonotus melanoleucos
  • Brachypodius melanoleucos
  • Pycnonotus melanoleucus(Eyton, 1839)

The black-and-white bulbul (Microtarsus melanoleucos) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. [1] [2] It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Microtarsus melanoleucos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22712616A94339056. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712616A94339056.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi: 10.2173/avilist.v2025 . Retrieved 17 November 2025.