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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. It is about 20 cm in length, with a long black tail, tipped in white. The Himalayan races have a more prominent crest and are more streaked on the underside. The race intermedius of the Western Himalayas has a black hood extending to the mid-breast. The population bengalensis of the Central and Eastern Himalayas and the Gangetic plain has a dark hood, lacks the scale-like pattern on the underside and instead has dark streaks on the paler lower belly.

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2 Comments

Uday
Uday a year ago

Thank you @Leuba Ridgway

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway a year ago

Such a beautiful bird - and good photo and information ! Thanks Uday.

Uday
Spotted by
Uday

Bhusawal, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Jul 16, 2022
Submitted on Jul 16, 2022

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