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Hook-billed Bulbul

Local name: 
Empuloh Paruh-Kait
Scientific name: 

Setornis criniger

Status: 
Vulnerable

Hook-billed Bulbul

Distribution:
This species is found in Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. It is locally common on Borneo but is rare and restricted in its Sumatran range.
Habitat:
It is generally found in tropical or sub-tropical moist lowland forests and swamps.
Characteristics:
It measures approximately 20cm in length. It has mid-brown upperparts and a distinctive face pattern, with whitish supercilium, a black eye stripe and grey cheeks. As it's name suggests, it has a strong hook-tipped bill.
Ecology:
The Hook-billed Bulbul has been recorded feeding on fruits, berries and small invertebrates such as beetles, dragonflies and spiders.
Threats:
This species is vulnerable because it is confined to low-lying forest in a region where there has been a catastrophic clearance of this habitat type.
 
For more information please look at the following link:
IUCN Red List