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Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Red-whiskered Bulbul: Introduced to parts
of North America as escaped caged birds. Brown
upperparts, black crested head, mask, partial
collar, orange-red patch behind eye, white cheek
patch.
Underparts are white with brown wash. Eats berries,
fruits and insects. Direct flight with rapid wing beats.
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Cool Facts |
Photo
taken from:
The
Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by
David Allen Sibley
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- The Red-whiskered Bulbul was first described in 1758 by Carolus
Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist.
- It gets its name from the red whisker patch located below its eye.
- On Oahu they eat the orange morphs of the Monarch butterfly, causing
a rise in the white morph population over the last twenty years.
- The word bulbul may have come from a Turkish or Persian word for
nightingale.
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Description |
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The Red-whiskered Bulbul is not easily mistaken for any other species of
bird in Australia. It has a pointed black crest, white cheeks, brown
back, reddish under tail coverts and a long white-tipped tail. The red
whisker mark, from which it gets its name, is located below the eye, but
is not always easy to see. Both male and female birds are similar in
plumage, while young birds are duller with a greyish-black crown. |
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Range Map |
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Taxonomic Hierarchy |
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Kingdom: |
Animalia |
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Phylum: |
Chordata |
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Subphylum: |
Vertebrata |
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Class: |
Aves |
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Order: |
Passeriformes |
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Family: |
Pycnonotidae |
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Genus: |
Pycnonotus |
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Species: |
Pycnonotus jocosus |
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Sound |
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"queekey ", "lerrr"
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Identification and
Information
See
Anatomy
of a Bird
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Body |
- Length
Range: 18 cm (7 in)
- Weight:
28 g (1 oz)
- Size:
Small (5 - 9 in)
- Color
Primary: White, Brown
- Underparts:
White
- Upperparts:
Gray-brown
- Back
Pattern: Solid
- Belly
Pattern: Solid
- Breast
Pattern: Solid
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Head |
- Bill Shape:
All-purpose
- Eye Color:
Varies from hazel to medium brown.
- Head
Pattern: Crested or plumed
- Crown Color:
Black
- Forehead
Color: Black
- Nape Color:
Gray-brown
- Throat
Color: White
- Cere color:
No Data
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Flight |
- Flight
Pattern: Direct flight, rapid wingbeat,
woodpecker like.
- Wingspan
Range: 25-28 cm (10-11 in)
- Wing Shape:
Rounded-Wings
- Tail Shape:
Squared Tail
- Tail
Pattern: Plain
- Upper Tail:
Gray-brown
- Under Tail:
Red
- Leg Color:
Black
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Breeding |
- Breeding Location:
Bushes and shrubs
- Breeding Type:
Monogamous
- Breeding Population: Fairly common to
common
- Egg Color:
Pink white spotted with red brown and purple
- Number of Eggs:
2 - 4
- Incubation Days: 12 - 14
- Egg Incubator:
Both sexes
- Nest Material:
Dead leaves, grass, paper, bark and plastic,
lined with hair.
- Migration:
Nonmigratory
- Condition at Hatching:
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Other Names |
Similar Species |
- Turaha pigli-pitta in Telugu
- Sipahi bulbul in Bengali
- Phari-bulbul/Kanera bulbu in Hindi.
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- Red-vented Bulbul is larger, has a black face, and is dark red under
the tail. It also lacks the red "whisker" and white cheek patch.
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Conservation Status |
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The current conservation status of the Red-whiskered Bulbul
is classified as Least Concern. |
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Habitat |
Sources used to
Construct this Page: |
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Red-whiskered Bulbul: Native to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma and
South China coast. Escaped caged birds introduced and established in
North America south of Miami, Florida & Los Angeles |
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Food |
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Red-whiskered Bulbul: Eats berries, fruit and insects which it finds
in shrubs and trees. |
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Behavior |
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