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Red-vented bulbul
The red-vented bulbul is a member of the bulbul family, it is easily identified by its short crest giving the head a squarish appearance.
It is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, Bangladesh, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Bhutan and Nepal. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world and has established itself in New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Fiji, as well as parts of Samoa, Australia, USA and Cook Islands. It is included in the list of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species.
This is a bird of dry scrub, open forest, plains and cultivated lands. In its native range it is rarely found in mature forests.
Red-vented bulbuls feed on fruits, petals of flowers, nectar, insects and occasionally house geckos. They have also been seen feeding on the leaves of Medicago sativa.
Red-vented bulbuls build their nests in bushes at a height of around 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft). Nests are occasionally built inside houses or in a hole in a mud bank. In one instance, a nest was found on a floating mat of Water hyacinth leaves and another observer noted a pair nesting inside a regularly used bus. Nests in tree cavities have also been noted. Nesting in safe cavities of residential buildings has also been noted.
They breed from June to September and lay two or three eggs in a typical clutch. The eggs are pale-pinkish with spots of darker red more dense at the broad end.
Red-vented bulbul
The red-vented bulbul is a member of the bulbul family, it is easily identified by its short crest giving the head a squarish appearance.
It is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, Bangladesh, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Bhutan and Nepal. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world and has established itself in New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Fiji, as well as parts of Samoa, Australia, USA and Cook Islands. It is included in the list of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species.
This is a bird of dry scrub, open forest, plains and cultivated lands. In its native range it is rarely found in mature forests.
Red-vented bulbuls feed on fruits, petals of flowers, nectar, insects and occasionally house geckos. They have also been seen feeding on the leaves of Medicago sativa.
Red-vented bulbuls build their nests in bushes at a height of around 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft). Nests are occasionally built inside houses or in a hole in a mud bank. In one instance, a nest was found on a floating mat of Water hyacinth leaves and another observer noted a pair nesting inside a regularly used bus. Nests in tree cavities have also been noted. Nesting in safe cavities of residential buildings has also been noted.
They breed from June to September and lay two or three eggs in a typical clutch. The eggs are pale-pinkish with spots of darker red more dense at the broad end.