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Red-whiskered bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

हिन्दी: सिपाही बुलबुल

On the Rajasthan Board's rare and threatened animals listIUCN: Least Concern
Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

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Scientific name
Pycnonotus jocosus
Hindi name
सिपाही बुलबुल
Family
Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes
Group
Bird
Conservation status
Least Concern

A crested songbird with a red cheek-patch.

  • Spot it Black crest, red patch behind the eye and a red vent.
  • Home Gardens and scrub.
  • Food web Eats fruit, nectar and insects.
  • Why it matters Spreads seeds and pollinates flowers.

Read more: Red-whiskered bulbul on Wikipedia

Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanThe Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board lists it among the rare, endangered and threatened animals of Rajasthan, for Mount Abu.[1]

Sources

  1. Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board. List of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Animals of Rajasthan (39 animals, with localities) (government). Official list, published as a PDF.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (species pages linked on each entry) (database). Global conservation status. Every species page was opened.
  3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
  4. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (opening lines of each species article, CC BY-SA 4.0). The link on each entry goes to the article (reference). Not peer reviewed. Only the opening description is used, and statements about origin or medicinal use are left out.
  5. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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