This bulbul occurs on Sumatra, Java, and Bali. In forest and dense scrub, it uses the lower and middle storeys and gathers in small parties at fruiting trees.
The head is glossy black, with a ruby-red throat patch. The upperparts are olive green and the tail is relatively long.
It uses the lower and middle storeys of forest and dense scrub. Small parties may visit fruiting trees and shrubs with other bulbuls; the diet is mainly berries and fruit, with some insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.