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