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Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

Description:

Up up into the sky sat this Bulbul! It was a lovely sight!
The Red-vented Bulbul is easily identified by its short crest giving the head a squarish appearance. The body is dark brown with a scaly pattern while the head is darker or black. The rump is white while the vent is red. The black tail is tipped in white.

Habitat:

Found in open forests, plains and cultivated lands. They feed on fruits, petals of flowers, nectar and insects.

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4 Comments

ShashankSrivastava
ShashankSrivastava 10 years ago

also known as guldum in hindi..!

surekha
surekha 10 years ago

Thank you very much, Satyen and Sachin!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

nice picture,

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Beautiful series!

surekha
Spotted by
surekha

Haryana, India

Spotted on Apr 14, 2013
Submitted on Sep 4, 2013

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