Ochraceous Bulbuls are said to occur at an extremely large range. It was recorded as far as Africa, Vietnam,Cambodia and Borneo. It can be found up to 1,500 m and said to prefer the understorey of the forest. It loves to eat berries and breeds from February - April. Locally it is named "Merbah Beringin" - the name which was derived from the bird's interest in eating buah beringin. Due to its extensive range, IUCN has listed it as "least concern". For a species to reach the threshold of "vulnerable", it must show a decline of more than 30% of its population over a period of 10 years or 3 generations. In other words the remaining population should be less than 10,000 matured individuals. Nevertheless, Ochraceous Bulbuls are still a fully protected bird under the local law (Akta 76/72).
The following are a sequence of pictures to illustrate the bird's interest in eating berries:
Perched high up on a tree trunk looking for berries.
It spotted a juicy and yummy red berry not too far away.
It grabbed the juicy and yummy red berry with its beaks.
and down goes the juicy and yummy red berry.
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