Species of Thailand
Black-and-white bulbul
Microtarsus melanoleucos, Thomas Campbell Eyton, 1839
(In Thai: นกปรอดดำปีกขาว)
The black-and-white bulbul (Microtarsus melanoleucos) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
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.
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Category / Seasonal Status
Wiki listed status (concerning Thai population): Rare
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Microtarsus
- Species
- Microtarsus melanoleucos
Common names
- Thai: นกปรอดดำปีกขาว
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)
Near Threatened (BirdLife)
Critically Endangered (ONEP)
Critically Endangered (BCST)
Photos
Range Map
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Thale Ban National Park