As the name suggests , cucak commonly found in marshy swamp - marsh and swamps around the river , or at the edge of the forest. Often hiding behind foliage and distinctive voice just sounds.
Whistling crisp , clear , raw rhythmic melodious. Often heard shouted .
In nature , these birds prey on various insects , water snails , and a variety of soft fruits such as banyan fruit types.
Spreads in the lowlands and hills in the Malay Peninsula , Sumatra ( including Nias ) , Borneo , and western Java.
Swamp lizard is one of the birds that are very popular as pet birds , because the booms are tunable . In Java , this bird is very much shrinking population due to poaching crowded since the '80s.
The birds are traded in Java mostly imported from Sumatra and Borneo . Today in many parts of the island of Sumatra ( eg in Jambi , along Batang Bungo ) population also continues to recede.
Characteristic.
Crown ( the top of the head ) and earplugs orange - or yellow - straw pale stripe on the side of the chin and bridle lines across black eye . Streaked olive - brown backs and white streak , wings and tail greenish - brown or olive green.
Chin and throat white or whitish ; neck and chest gray streaked with white ; belly gray , and yellow rump .
reddish eyes , black beak , and legs dark brown.
