Penan Bulbul

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Penan Bulbul

Alophoixus ruficrissus

本南白喉褐冠鹎 (běn nán bái-hóu hè guān-bēi)

    Malay : Merbah-Berjanggut Gunung Borneo

    Japanese : シロハラカンムリヒヨドリ(ko aka-me cha-iro hiyo-dori)[ruficrissus/fowleri]

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 小赤目茶色鵯 [ruficrissus/fowleri]

Taxonomy update for 2021

Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus is split into :

- Ochraceous Bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus)
- Penan Bulbul (Alophoixus ruficrissus)
Penan Bulbul of Borneo is split from Ochraceous Bulbul which occurs
throughout the remainder of the range in SE Asia.

    

    Size : 19–22 cm; 35–46 g

    

    Subspecies (3) and Distribution

    EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)

    Penan Bulbul (Penan) Alophoixus ruficrissus ruficrissus/fowleri

• Alophoixus ruficrissus fowleri (Amadon, DA; Harrisson, TH 1957)
  – mountains of Borneo (except Mt Kinabalu).
• Alophoixus ruficrissus ruficrissus (Sharpe, RB 1879)
  – NE Borneo (Mt Kinabalu).

    EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)

    Penan Bulbul (Meratus) Alophoixus ruficrissus meratusensis

• Alophoixus ruficrissus meratusensis (Shakya, SB; Irham, M; Brady, ML; Haryoko, T; Fitriana, YS; Johnson, O; Rahman, MA; Robi, NJ; Moyle, RG; Prawiradilaga, DM; Sheldon, FH 2020)
  – outheastern Borneo (Meratus Mountains)

Distribution Map

Alophoixus ruficrissus ssp. fowleri
Date : 21 September 2022
Location : Trus Madi Forest Reserve, Tambunan, Bahagian Pedalaman, Sabah

Alophoixus ruficrissus ssp. ruficrissus
Date : 13 February 2019

Location : Silau-silau Trail, Kinabalu Park, Ranau, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah