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The Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) is a passerine bird found in Asia. It is a member of the bulbul family. It is a resident frugivore found mainly in tropical Asia. It has been introduced in many tropical areas of the world where populations have established themselves. It feeds on fruits and small insects and they conspicuously perch on trees and their calls are a loud three or four note call. The distinctive crest and the red-vent and whiskers makes them easy to identify. They are very common in hill forests and urban gardens within its range.
The Red-whiskered Bulbul was one of the many species originally described by Linnaeus in 1758 in his Systema Naturae. He placed it along with the shrikes under Lanius.
Local names include Turaha pigli-pitta in Telugu, Sipahi bulbul in Bengali, Krong-hua-juk (กรงหัวจุก) in Thai, and Phari-bulbul or Kanera bulbu in Hindi.
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Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
The red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) is a passerine bird found in Asia. It is a member of the bulbul family. It is a resident frugivore found mainly in tropical Asia. It has been introduced in many tropical areas of the world where populations have established themselves. It feeds on fruits and small insects and they conspicuously perch on trees and their calls are a loud three or four note call. They are very common in hill forests and urban gardens within its range.
Taxonomy
The red-whiskered bulbul was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in his Systema Naturae. He placed it along with the shrikes under Lanius.
Local names include Turaha pigli-pitta in Telugu, Sipahi bulbul in Bengali, Krong-hua-juk (กรงหัวจุก) in Thai, and Phari-bulbul or Kanera bulbu in Hindi.
Subspecies
The populations found across their range show a range of plumage variations and some of these are recognized as subspecies:
- Jocosus, the nominate form is found in Hong Kong
- Fuscicaudatus of peninsular India has nearly complete breast band and no white tip to tail
- Abuensis of northwestern India (type locality Mount Abu) is pale and has a broken breast band and no white tip to tail
- Pyrrhotis of the terai is pale above with white tail tips and widely separated breast band
- Emeria of Eastern peninsula and Ganges Delta is warm brown above with a slim bill and a long crest (also introduced into Florida)
- Whistleri is found in the Andaman Islands and has a warm brown above, a heavier bill and a shorter crest than emeria
- Monticola is found in northeastern India and has darker upperparts than pyrrhotis
- Pattani is found in Thailand
- Peguensis not always recognized was described from southern Burma
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.
The loud and evocative call is a sharp kink-a-joo (also transcribed as pettigrew or kick-pettigrew or pleased to meet you) and the song is a scolding chatter. It is more often heard than seen, but will often perch conspicuously especially in the mornings when they call from the tops of trees. The life span is about 11 years.
Hybrids have been noted in captivity with Pycnonotus cafer, Pycnonotus leucotis, Pycnonotus xanthopygos, Pycnonotus melanicterus and Pycnonotus leucogenys and leucism has been recorded. Several avian malaria parasites have been described from the species.
Distribution and habitat
This is a bird of lightly wooded areas, more open country with bushes and shrubs, and farmland. Irruptions have been noted from early times with Thomas C. Jerdon noting that they "periodically visiting Madras and other wooded towns in large flocks.
It has established itself in Australia, Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Florida in the United States, and in the Mauritius, Assumption Island and Mascarene Islands. In Florida, it is only found in a small area, and its population could be extirpated easily.
The red-whiskered bulbul was introduced by the Zoological and Acclimatization Society in 1880 to Sydney, and became well established across the suburbs by 1920, and continued to spread slowly to around 100 km away. It is now also found in suburban Melbourne and Adelaide, although it is unclear how they got there.
Behaviour and ecology
The red-whiskered bulbul feeds on fruits (including those of Cascabela thevetia that are toxic to mammals), nectar and insects.
The breeding season is spread out and peaks from December to May in southern India and March to October in northern India. Breeding may occur once or twice a year. The courtship display of the male involves head bowing, spreading the tail and drooping wings. The nest is cup-shaped, and is built on bushes, thatched walls or small trees. It is woven of fine twigs, roots, and grasses, and embellished with large objects such as bark strips, paper, or plastic bags. Clutches typically contain two to three eggs. Adults (possibly the female) may feign injury to distract potential predators away from the nest. The eggs have a pale mauve ground colour with speckles becoming blotches towards the broad end. Eggs measure 21 mm and are 16 mm wide. Eggs take 12 days to hatch. Both parents take part in raising the young. Young birds are fed on caterpillars and insects which are replaced by fruits and berries as they mature. The chicks are psilopaedic (having down only in the pterylae). Eggs and chicks may be preyed on by the greater coucal, Calotes versicolor, and crows.
They defend territories of about 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) during the breeding season. They roost communally in loose groups of hundred or more birds.
On the island of Réunion, this species established itself and also aided the spread of alien plant species such as Rubus alceifolius. In Florida they feed on fruits and berries of as many as 24 exotic plants including loquat (Eriobotrya japonica), Lantana spp., Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) and figs (Ficus). In Mauritius they aid the dispersal of Ligustrum robustum and Clidemia hirta. Seeds that pass through their gut germinate better.[28] Populations of the red-whiskered bulbul on the island of Reunion have diversified in the course of thirty years and show visible variations in bill morphology according to the food resources that they have adapted to utilize.
Relationship with humans
This species was once a popular cage bird in parts of India. C. W. Smith noted that
These birds are in great request among the natives, being of a fearless disposition, and easily reclaimed. They are taught to sit on the hand, and numbers may thus be seen in any Indian bazaar.
The species continues to be a popular cagebird in parts of Southeast Asia.
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Pycnonotus barbatus - Bulbul commun - Common Bulbul
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Pycnonotus leucogenys- WHITE-CHEEKED BULBUL . It is found in Kuwait, Bahrain, mid and southern Iraq, southern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-western India, in parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and on the Arabian peninsula.
hunt down a cicada for breakfast
didn't know this guy take cicada too, usually it would take
something less exotic
The other species which I encountered taking such prey item were the rufous back kf and the red bearded be during their nesting season.
The common bulbul 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.(Wikipedia)
( Pycnonotus xanthopygos )
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Pycnonotidae
Genus : Pycnonotus
Species : Pycnonotus xanthopygos
البلبل أصفر العجز طائر بحجم السمنة الصغيرة يبلغ طوله من 19 إلى 21 سنتميتر ، ويبلغ عرضه عند فرد جناحيه من 20 إلى 25 سنتيمتر ، و غالبا يقوم بحركات وتنقلات سريعة، ويتميز بسواد رأسه وبياض بطنه واللون الأصفر بمنطقة العجز ، وحلقة العين بيضاء. ويعيش في البيئة ذات الاشجار و الغابات خصوصا بساتين النخيل ومزارع الفاكهة و الوديان ذات الغطاء النباتي حيث يعشش في الاشجار و الشجيرات ويتغذى على الثمار والحبوب والحشرات وقد يتواجد في المدن.
كلا الجنسين متشابهة ؛ واليافعين يكون لهم غطاء بني ، وحلقة العين تكون أقل وضوحاً من البالغين ، و.يبدأ موسم التكاثر في الربيع بين فبراير ومايو والعش فنجاني الشكل ، وتضع الأنثى بين 2 إلى 4 بيضات بيضاء إلى بنفسجية وردية منقطة بلون بني محمر ويتساعد الزوجين في حضانة البيض والذي يستمر تقريبا 14 يوما ، ويتشارك الأبوين أيضا في تغذية الصغار وتصل الفراخ لسن الطيران وعمرها 13 إلى 15 يوما وعندما تكون الأجواء مهيأة تكرر التعشيش بعد طيران الفراخ .
يعتبر من الطيور الشائعة في فلسطين وسيناء والأردن وتركيا ، والمملكة العربية السعودية حيث التقطت له هذه الصورة في المنطقة الجنوبية الغربية من المملكة ، ويطلق عليه عدة أسماء محلية مثل: الكعت ، النغري.
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The Yellow-vented Bulbul also known as the White-spectacled Bulbul, is a small bird, a bit bigger than a sparrow. It is 19–21 centimeters in length, and its wingspan is 20–25 centimeters. A stable bird that lives in fruit plantations, gardens, cities etc. It is the most common member of the Bulbul family in Palestine and Lebanon. In Turkey, it is mainly found in the coastal Mediterranean region but its range extends from Patara/Gelemi? near Ka? in the west to Türko?lu in the east. Breeding populations are found from Central and Southern Turkey to Western Syria, The Lebanon, Western Jordan, Palestine, Sinai and Western, Central and Southern Arabia.
Both sexes are similar; juveniles have a browner hood and less obvious eye-rings than the adults. The nest – a small cup of thin twigs, grass stems, leaves and moss – is generally located in bushes and lined with hair, shredded bark and small roots. They can be considered as pets if raised by humans at an age not exceeding three weeks. When being raised, people usually feed them with bananas using a stick.
亦稱白頭鵯
Pycnonotus sinensis formosae Hartert, 1910
Etymology：
Pycnonotus：希臘語 pyknos「厚的」與 notum「背部」組成。
sinensis：中國的。希臘語Sinae源自阿拉伯語al-ṣīn，與梵語cina皆指中國秦朝（Zin、Chin）。
formosae：美麗的、福爾摩沙的，即臺灣的。
燕雀目 Order Passeriformes
鵯科 Family Pycnonotidae
鵯屬 Genus Pycnonotus
Pycnonotus leucotis
White-cheeked Bulbul
Weisohrbülbül
Bulbul orejiblanco
Белый ушастый бюльбюль
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The Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis 白頭鵯), also known as the Chinese Bulbul or 白頭翁 in Chinese, is a bird and a member of the bulbul family [1, 2, 3].
These birds are common in East Asia, and they feed on fruits and insects (pictured). They are mostly characterised by their black heads with a large white patch covering the napes and bellies. Their wings are in yellow and green stripes.
Bulbuls breed in the fall seasons, and tend to cluster together in the woods to call in a “cha-ko-lee...cha-ko-lee…” sound.
# Notes
1. Light-vented Bulbul: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-vented_Bulbul
2. 白頭鵯: Wikipedia: ZH: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/白頭鵯
3. GovHK: Leisure and Cultural Services Department: EN: Common Wild Birds Seen in Urban Parks: www.lcsd.gov.hk/green/birds/en/bird_7.html
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