[3] Formerly, some authorities considered the Mauritius bulbul to belong to the genus Turdus.

It is characterized by bright yellow-brown eyes, pink legs, and an orange to yellow-hued bill.

[5] During the southern summer, the female lays two pinkish coloured eggs in a nest made from straw and roots.

[5] The diet of the Mauritius bulbul consists of insects, seeds, and fruits.

Later, its main threats shifted to the replacement of their forest habitat by tea plantations and invasive weeds (including L. camara, which the birds themselves help to spread) and predation by the introduced crab-eating macaque.