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Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

Description:

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:

This is a bird of dry scrub, open forest, plains and cultivated lands. In its native range it is rarely found in mature forests. A study based on 54 localities in India concluded that vegetation is the single most important factor that determines the distribution of the species.

Notes:

the bulbul is busy munching on the praying mantis

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2 Comments

RohitRavi
RohitRavi 11 years ago

thank you very much for the suggestion

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Nice series Rohit! The predator becomes the prey!
You might like to add this spotting to some missions - Birds of the World, & Hunters & Animal Food Habits which are listed in the Global missions. You can check out all the missions by clicking on the missions tab at the top of the page. If you search on your town or postal code in Local missions you will also see a list of local missions for your region.

RohitRavi
Spotted by
RohitRavi

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on May 8, 2012
Submitted on May 12, 2012

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