Red-vented Bulbul

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family of passerines. It is resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Tibet. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world and has established itself in the wild on several Pacific islands including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Hawaii. It has also established itself in parts of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, the United States and Argentina. It is included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species.

Scientific Name : Pycnonotus Cafer

Family : Pycnonotidae

Order : Passeriformes

Class : Aves

Type : Bulbuls

Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)

Size : 20 cm

Compare Size : Myna -

Wingspan : 25 - 28 cm

Weight : 40 g

Migratory : Resident

Sex Alike : Yes

Nesting Season : February - May

Other Names :

Hindi : गुलदुम बुलबुल, बुलबुली

Marathi : लालबुड्या बुलबुल, फेसा, कुंचीवाला बुलबुल, पेचडुक

Habitat:
Scrub, Open forest, Plains and cultivated lands

Breeding:
Eggs - 2 or 3, Pinkish white, Blotched with purplish-brown

Feeding:
Fruits, Petals of flowers, Nectar, Insects, Geckos


Identification Features

Male & Female
Crest black and short giving head a squarish appearance
Head black
Upperparts dark-brown with a scaly pattern
Underparts dark-brown fading towards the vent
Vent red
Rump white
Tail black tiped with white
Note :
there are number of sub-species base on slight variation in shades, patterns plus colour varition in underparts, crest size but overall the colouration remains the same.

SIGHTINGS

Date Location
2018-10-27 27 Oct 2018 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2018-11-03 03 Nov 2018 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2018-12-02 02 Dec 2018 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2018-12-16 16 Dec 2018 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2018-12-09 09 Dec 2018 Harihareshwar Beach, Raigad, Maharashtra
2022-02-25 25 Feb 2022 Neral - Matheran Road, Raigad, Maharashtra
2022-11-23 23 Nov 2022 Neral - Matheran Road, Raigad, Maharashtra
2018-11-05 05 Nov 2018 Shiravali Gaon, Raigad, Maharashtra
2019-02-01 01 Feb 2019 Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan

Similar Birds

(Bulbuls)