Bulbul

Bulbul

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Bulbuls in Singapore

A1. 12 Jun 2022

FE 200-600/5.6-6.3 G

GM 600/4 10 Sept 2022

Manfrotto Series 190

Berlebach Report 8013

GHFG1. 14 Dec 2021

WH-200II. 29 Jun 2024

Yellow-vented Bulbul

An abundant bulbul in Singapore. Bright yellow vent, white head and black lores made it quite distinctive. Upperparts are light brown, with whitish underparts streaked brown. Widely distributed.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

A7R4 APS-C mode, 11 Feb 2022

f8 1/1000. @600mm, ISO 800, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Marsiling Park, 4 Dec 2024

f8 1/2000. ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, 190XPROB/WH-200II

A7R4 APS-C mode, 11 Feb 2022

f7.1 1/2000. @600mm, ISO 3200, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Woodlands Waterfront, 26 Oct 2023

f8 1/3200. ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

A7R4 APS-C mode, 5 April 2022

f8 1/1600. @600mm, ISO 2000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Woodlands Waterfront, 22 Apr 2023

f5.6 1/1000. ISO 5000, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Waterfront, 10 Jun 2023

f5.6 1/1000. ISO 4000, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

Woodlands Waterfront, 22 Nov 2023

f5.6 1/3200. ISO 3200, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

A7R4 APS-C mode, 11 Jan 2022

f8 1/1250. @600mm, ISO 2000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Woodlands Waterfront, 13 Dec 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 3200, GM600 TC1.4x, 190XPROB/WH-200II

Sungie Buloh Wetland Reserve, 3 Jan 2023

f5.6 1/250. ISO 3200, GM600 Tc1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Waterfront, 30 Jul 2024

f5.6 1/2500, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

A7R4 APS-C mode, Admiralty Park, 16 Feb 2020

f6.3 1/500. @600mm, ISO 3200, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

A7R4 APS-C mode, Woodalnds Waterfront Park, 14 Aug 2021

f8 1/2500. @600mm, ISO 4000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

A7R4 APS-C mode, Woodlands Waterfront Park, 14 Aug 2021

f8 1/3200. @477mm, ISO 4000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Woodlands Waterfront, 9 Jul 2024

f5.6 1/2500. ISO 5000, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Waterfront, 9 Jul 2024

f5.6 1/2500. ISO 5000, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Marsiling Park Canal, 30 Aug 2024

f8 1/3200. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

Straw-headed Bulbul

Largest bulbul in SE Asia. It has a distinctive golden crown and cheeks along with a black eye stripe and moustache. Its nape, back and breast are brownish wiht white streaks. Wings and tail are olive-green. Its throat is white. Formally wide spread across Thai-Malay Pennisula and islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java. It is bow restricted to small scattered populations in West Malaysia and Corneo. However, the specie is doing well in Singapore.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

A7R4, Hindhede Nature Park, 8 Mar 2021

f6.3 1/500. @600mm, full frame, ISO 4000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

A7R4 APS-C mode, Hindhede Nature Park, 7 May 2021

f6.3 1/500. @600mm, ISO 2000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Jurong ECO Garden, 10 Feb 2023
f5.6 1/1250. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Red-whiskered Bulbul

A brown, black and white bulbul with a prominant crest. Upperparts dark brown, contrasting with mostly white underparts and bright red undertail coverts. Black crest, red whiskers and large white cheek patch demarcated from throat by thin black malar stripe. Young birds are less strongly marked and lack the red whiskers.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

A7R2 APS-C mode, Botanical Garden, 22 Sept 2019

f6.3 1/500. @600mm, ISO 2000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

A7R4 APS-C mode, Keppel Discovery Wetlands, 31 Jan 2022

f7.1, 1/2000. @600mm, ISO 2000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

A6400, Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, 19 Sept 2021

f8 1/800. @600mm, ISO 2500, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Garden by the Bay MRT Station, 14 Jun 2023

f8 1/3200. ISO 2000, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Olive-winged Bulbul

The most regularly encountered bulbul in Singapore forests. Its diagnostic olive-green wings can be difficult to discern. In such cases, its combination of red eyes and streaks around the cheeks are also distinctive features. Upperparts are gnerally dark brown, with underparts a lighter shade of brown.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah