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The red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus), or crested bulbul, is a passerine bird native to 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 has a loud three or four note call ...
Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) Sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) White-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) White-spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos) African red-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans)
Red-whiskered bulbul. Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus (earliest published record of four specimens of this bird from Bengaluru was collected by HG Walton between 15 and 20 January 1899 said to be in Bombay Natural History Society collection. [45] This bird was once considered rare around Bengaluru but quite common in Nandi Hills.) [46]
Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests. Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus (I) Mauritius bulbul, Hypsipetes olivaceus (E) Rodrigues bulbul, Hypsipetes cowlesi (X)
The Arabic word bulbul (بلبل) is sometimes used to refer to the "nightingale" as well as the bulbul, but the English word bulbul refers to the birds discussed in this article. [3] A few species that were previously considered to be members of the Pycnonotidae have been moved to other families.
One of these was the red-vented bulbul. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Turdus cafer and cited Brisson's work. [7] The red-vented bulbul does not occur in Africa. The type location was later changed to Sri Lanka [8] and then in 1952 designated as Pondicherry in India by the German naturalist Erwin Stresemann.
Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests. Red-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer; Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus; Black-headed bulbul, Brachypodius melanocephalos
Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus. Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests. Black-headed bulbul, Brachypodius melanocephalos; Black-crested bulbul, Rubigula ...