Bird

Red-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

हिन्दी: गुलदुम बुलबुल

Red-vented bulbul with a black crested head and red patch under the tail
Scientific name
Pycnonotus cafer
Hindi name
गुलदुम बुलबुल
Family
Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes
Group
Bird
Conservation status
Least Concern
Length
About 20 cm

The cheerful bulbul with a red patch under its tail.

  • Spot it Brown with a scaly pattern, black head with a short crest and a red patch under the tail.
  • Home Gardens, parks, scrub and forest edges.
  • Food web Eats fruit, berries, nectar and insects.
  • Why it matters Spreads seeds of many shrubs and trees.

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