Mountain Bulbul
A species of Streaked Bulbuls Scientific name : Ixos mcclellandii Genus : Streaked Bulbuls
Mountain Bulbul, A species of Streaked Bulbuls
Botanical name: Ixos mcclellandii
Genus: Streaked Bulbuls
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Description
The mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is often placed in Hypsipetes, but seems to be closer to the type species of the genus Ixos, the Sunda bulbul. It is found in Southeast Asia and is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. It is named after British East India Company Surgeon John McClelland. 
Size
24 cm
Feeding Habits
Mountain Bulbul is a generalist, consuming a varied diet of fruits, insects, and possibly nectar. It forages in pairs or groups, often joining mixed-species flocks. Mountain Bulbul plucks fruits during mid-air hover and sallies from perches to catch insects or extract them from spider webs.
Habitat
The mountain Bulbul is predominantly found in the canopies of broadleaf evergreen forests, including diverse wooded environments like oak and rhododendron forests, as well as pine-dominated areas. It adapts well to a variety of secondary habitats ranging from forest edges, scattered shrubbery, regenerating growth, to vegetated roadsides. It may also inhabit gardens and areas with fern clusters or recover from landslides, extending to elfin forests on mountain peaks. The elevation range for this species is approximately 800–2700 meters, with a notable density around 1800–2100 meters in broader geographical regions such as the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Indochina, and the Malay Peninsula.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
It is found from the Indian subcontinent and southern China through Indochina to the Malay Peninsula. Its natural habitat is broadleaved evergreen forests, 800-2590m.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Bulbuls Genus
Streaked Bulbuls Species
Mountain Bulbul 
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