C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Pycnonotidae

Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

CIOC 7487

Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Passeriformes · Pycnonotidae

Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus).

ATK67

DEF42

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 51.8 g
Diet: Fruit
Migration: Migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 67

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 67).

DEF 42

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 42).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Oriental: widespread Habitat: Forest & Woodland

10 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Hypsipetes leucocephalus psaroides
ne Afghanistan and n Pakistan through the c Himalayas to nw Myanmar
Hypsipetes leucocephalus nigrescens
ne India and w Myanmar
Hypsipetes leucocephalus concolor
e Myanmar and s Yunnan (s China) through Indochina
Hypsipetes leucocephalus ambiens
ne Myanmar and w Yunnan (s China)
Hypsipetes leucocephalus sinensis
n Yunnan (s China)
Hypsipetes leucocephalus stresemanni
c Yunnan (s China)
Hypsipetes leucocephalus leucothorax
c China
Hypsipetes leucocephalus leucocephalus
se China
Hypsipetes leucocephalus nigerrimus
Taiwan
Hypsipetes leucocephalus perniger
Hainan I. (off se China)