Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report - IUCN

Pycnonotus flavescens Flavescent Bulbul. Resident; north B7 ,
south B2 . Open evergreen forest, forest edge, scrub and grass
amid secondary growth, generally above 1000 m.
Pycnonotus goiavier Yellow-vented Bulbul. Resident;
south B15 . Riverine secondary growth and scrub of lowlands.
First recorded in 1996 (Evans et al. in prep. a); perhaps a
recent colonist.
Pycnonotus blanfordi Streak-eared Bulbul. Resident; north,
centre, south B2 . Secondary growth, gardens, cultivation;
generally lowlands. Only natural habitat supporting high densities
seems to be seasonally inundated scrub on river channel
islands.
Alophoixus pallidus (= Criniger pallidus, ^K, ^T) Puffthroated
Bulbul. Resident; north, centre, south B2 . Evergreen
forest and secondary growth generally below 1000 m (but
up to 1400 m), sometimes in adjacent scrub.
Iole propinqua (= Hypsipetes propinquus, ^K, ^T) Grey-eyed
Bulbul. Resident; north B1 , centre, south B2 . Evergreen forest
and mature scrub up to at least 1100 m.
Hemixos flavala (= Hypsipetes flavala, ^K, ^T) Ashy Bulbul.
Resident; north, centre B10 , south B2 . Evergreen forests and tall
secondary growth, mostly over 500 m, locally down to 350
m.
Hypsipetes mcclellandii Mountain Bulbul. Resident; north B4 ,
centre B10 , south B2 . Evergreen forests and tall secondary growth
above 800 m.
Hypsipetes leucocephalus Black Bulbul (included in H.
madagascariensis Black Bulbul by ^K, ^T). Locally resident
(a black headed race) with winter visitors (both black
and, mainly, white headed races) widespread; north B1 ,
centre B10 , south B2 . Forests, secondary growth, scrub and cultivation;
breeders mainly in hills and plateaux above 600 m,
but in winter birds occur down to 120 m.
Cisticolidae: Cisticolas, prinias (8 species)
Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola. Resident; north B2 ,
centre B10 , south B2 . Paddy-fields, grass and scrub in otherwise
open areas up to at least 1200 m.
Cisticola exilis Bright-headed Cisticola (= Bright-capped
Cisticola, ^K, ^T; = Golden-headed Cisticola, ^Sm). Resident;
north B2 , centre B16 , south B11 . Tall grass, scrub and other
thickly-vegetated areas amid cultivation, up to at least 1200
m; usually near water. Most localities are on the Mekong
plain, but it occurs on the Dakchung Plateau (Showler et al.
1998a). First recorded for Lao PDR in 1993, in Vientiane
(Thewlis et al. 1996).
Prinia polychroa Brown Prinia. Resident; centre
(historically B22 ), south B2 . Primarily dry dipterocarp forest, also
rocky savanna; generally lowlands.
Prinia atrogularis Hill Prinia. Resident; north B9 , centre B7 ,
south B2 . Clearings in evergreen forest, secondary growth,
grass and dense low scrub, often in tussocks amid cultivation;
generally above 900 m. The records for this species from
Vientiane, Vangviang (Vientiane Province) and the Ban Paam
area (Attapu Province) in Duckworth et al. (1998a) were
typographical errors.
Prinia rufescens Rufescent Prinia. Resident; north B2 , centre,
south B2 . Grass, scrub, secondary growth, understorey of
open deciduous and semi-evergreen forest up to at least 1200
m.
Prinia hodgsonii Grey-breasted Prinia. Resident; north B2 ,
centre B10 , south B2 . Coarse rank herbs, often admixed with
many woody shrubs, secondary growth and grass up to at
least 980 m.
Prinia flaviventris Yellow-bellied Prinia. Resident; north B2 ,
centre B10 , south B2 . Grass, reeds, scrub, with highest densities
in seasonally-inundated scrub on river channel islands; up to
at least 1000 m.
Prinia inornata Plain Prinia (included in P. subflava Tawnyflanked
Prinia by ^K). Resident; north B2 , centre B10 , south B2 .
Wet areas in reeds, grass, secondary growth, paddy-fields,
dense vegetated pools within deciduous forest; generally lowlands
and foothills but up to at least 1200 m.
Zosteropidae: White-eyes (3 species)
Birds
Zosterops erythropleurus (= Z. erythropleura, ^K) Chestnutflanked
White-eye. Irruptive winter visitor; north B6 ,
centre B16 . Evergreen forest, generally above 800 m; once in
secondary growth at about 150 m (TDE). First recorded in
December 1995, near Louang-Namtha (Dymond 1995).
Zosterops palpebrosus (= Z. palpebrosa, ^K) Oriental Whiteeye.
Seasonal status unclear, but at least locally resident; north,
centre B7 , south B5 . Forest, secondary growth, villages and
towns up to at least 1000 m. Status obscure, due to identification
difficulties with congeners.
Zosterops japonicus (= Z. japonica, ^K) Japanese Whiteeye.
Seasonal status unclear, probably mainly or solely a
winter visitor; north, centre B7 , south B5 . Open evergreen
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