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Yellow-eared bulbul

Pycnonotus penicillatus

Description:

An endemic bird common in forests, well wooded home gardens and such habitats from mid to higher hills. Yellow-eared Bulbul usually lives as pairs or as small flocks and feeds on fruits and insects in bushes and low trees, moving from tree to tree, usually uttering its flight call. The breeding season last from March to April and probably again from August to September. It build a cup shape nest with green moss, rootlets, etc. placed in a fork of low tree or on a hanging branch.

Habitat:

Hill country forest

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2 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

Thanks António!

Awesome capture Nuwan,beautiful,congrats and thanks for sharing

NuwanChathuranga
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NuwanChathuranga

සබරගමුව පළාත, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Apr 12, 2015
Submitted on Apr 14, 2015

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