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Dark-capped bulbul

Zimbabwe.

Victoria Falls.

In our hotel garden.

The Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a ubiquitous resident breeder throughout Africa. Other names include Black-eyed Bulbul and Common Garden Bulbul.

The bulbuls are a widespread family of songbirds, found much over Africa and Asia.

 

The Common Bulbul has a number of subspecies; some authorities consider P. b. dodsoni (Dodson’s Bulbul), P. b. somaliensis (Somali Bulbul) and P. b. tricolor (Dark-capped Bulbul) as separate species from the nominate P. b. barbatus.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Bulbul

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Uploaded on November 12, 2013
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