My frequent encounter with the Olive-winged Bulbul (Pycnonotus plumoses) has changed my stand that this species is next most common here in the bukit to the Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni).
I wonder what has happened to the Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) which I used to think was more ubiquitous.
The Olive-winged Bulbul announces its presence with its sharper calls compared to the more throaty Strip-throated Bulbul and the whistle-like calls of the Red-eyed Bulbul.
And newer birders in their over-zealousness have tended to mistake the olive-winged bulbul for the streak-eared bulbul whose presence is restricted to the northern part of the country.
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