Puff-backed bulbul

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Puff-backed bulbul
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Microtarsus
Species:
M. eutilotus
Binomial name
Microtarsus eutilotus
(Jardine & Selby, 1837)
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Synonyms
  • Brachypus eutilotus
  • Pycnonotus eutilotus
  • Brachypodius eutilotus
  • Euptilotus eutilotus

The puff-backed bulbul (Microtarsus eutilotus) is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. [2] It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Alternate names for the puff-backed bulbul include the crested brown bulbul and puff-backed brown bulbul. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Euptilotus eutilotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22712702A94344035. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712702A94344035.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.