Wildlifeof Thailand
Hairy-backed Bulbul
Pycnonotidae
Photo: Ben Costamagna (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Tricholestes criniger
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and insects
Habitat
Lowland rainforest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
This small olive-brown Sundaic bulbul has elongated back feathers and forages in rainforest understorey for fruit and insects (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Hairy-backed Bulbul eat?
- Fruit and insects
- What habitat does the Hairy-backed Bulbul live in?
- Lowland rainforest
- Where is the Hairy-backed Bulbul found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo