Observations on breeding and moulting of the Grey-eyed Bulbul, Iole propinqua, in Thailand
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Author list: Pierce A.J.
Publication year: 2009
Journal: Raffles bulletin of Zoology (0217-2445)
Volume number: 57
Issue number: 1
Start page: 207
End page: 211
Number of pages: 5
ISSN: 0217-2445
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
I describe for the first time observations on the nest, breeding and moult of the Grey-eyed Bulbul, Iola propinqua, a common species in evergreen forests of central Thailand. In 2007, two active nests were found and monitored at Khao Yai National Park. Only females built the nest and incubated eggs while the male assisted the female to provision nestlings and defend the nest. The overall nesting season lasted from mid-January to at least early May. Adults underwent a typical complete post-breeding moult with primary moult taking ca. 126 days from the end of May until early October. Juveniles underwent a complete moult of similar duration shortly after leaving the nest following which they were indistinguishable in the field from adults. There was little or no overlap in the breeding and moulting cycles. ฉ National University of Singapore.
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Breeding, Grey-eyed bulbul, Iole propinqua, Moult, Nest
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