Additional Info

• Class:Aves
• Family:Pycnonotidae
• Scientific Name:Hypsipetes philippinus saturatior E. J. O. Hartert, 1916
• Common Name:Philippine bulbul
• Description:Back and rump olive brown; wings and tail brown; throat and breast rufous with whitish shaft streaks; belly white.
• Ecological Role:It eats fruits and insects and helps in shaping plant life of ecosystems by dispersing seeds. It also controls the population of its prey species such insects.
• Distribution:Philippine endemic.