Wednesday, July 25, 2012

>Pycnonotus squamatus (Scaly-breasted Bulbul)

Scaly-breasted Bulbul


Scaly-breasted Bulbul
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Pycnonotus
Species:P. squamatus
Binomial name
Pycnonotus squamatus
(Temminck, 1828)
The Scaly-breasted Bulbul (Pycnonotus squamatus) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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