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Tuesday 26 April 2016

MERBAH KUNYIT (Ruby-throated bulbul)

The ruby-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus dispar) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found on SumatraJava, and Bali.
This is a bird of forest and dense scrub. It builds its nest in a bush; two to four eggs is a typical clutch. The ruby-throated bulbul feeds on fruit and insects.
It is virtually crestless, has a deep red throat and reddish eyes.

Burung Merbah Kunyit adalah salah satu daripada haiwan yang boleh didapati di Malaysia. Nama sainsnya ialah Pycnonotus (melanicterus) dispar. Ia merupakan ahli bulbul keluarga burung passerine. Ia terdapat di Subbenua India termasuk IndiaNepal,Bhutan dan Sri Lanka, dan ketimur di ThailandMalaysia dan Indonesia.
Genus sebagaiman kini kemungkinannya polyphyletic; analisa mendalam mengenai morfologi, suara, tingkah-laku dan genetik diperlukan bagi menentukan sempadannya. Spesies masa kini sebelumnya diletakan, bersama P. flaviventris, P. gularis, P. melanicterus dan P. montis, dalam genus berasingan Rubigula, yang kesemua lima belum dikembalikan. Mereka membentuk superspesies, dan sering kali dilayan sebagai conspesifik di bawah nama "P. melanicterus". Monotypic.