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Rubigula erythropthalmos
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, insects
Habitat
Lowland forest mid-storey
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
2 eggs (typical for Pycnonotus)
Incubation period
About 12–14 days (typical for Pycnonotus)
Size
Small (17cm)
Wingspan
~22–24cm
Weight
~20–26g
A bulbul with a pale eye-ring giving a 'spectacled' appearance against otherwise plain olive-brown plumage, found in lowland forest.
Feeds on fruit and insects in the mid-storey, generally in small groups, part of the diverse Pycnonotus bulbul assemblage in Sabah.
