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Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

Description:

The red-whiskered bulbul is about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length. It has brown upper-parts and whitish underparts with buff flanks and a dark spur running onto the breast at shoulder level. It has a tall pointed black crest, red face patch and thin black moustachial line. The tail is long and brown with white terminal feather tips, but the vent area is red.

Habitat:

This is a bird of lightly wooded areas, more open country with bushes and shrubs, and farmland. This one was in a garden on the middle slopes of a large hill.

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Mel11
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Mel11

Kerala, India

Spotted on Nov 23, 2013
Submitted on Feb 2, 2019

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