This bulbul occurs in forests of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Fine, hair-like feather shafts on its back give it its name. It eats fruit and insects.
It is plain brownish olive, with fine feather shafts on the back that look hair-like.
It feeds on fruit and insects in the understory and midstory, sometimes in small groups.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.