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Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
28.635, 77.1757
Field Notes
Description:
A jaunty looking bird with a definite crest that can be raised or lowered. Red and white cheek patches. Black crown and head with white front. Melodious call...liquid notes.
Habitat:
Pretty happy in urban areas with trees and shrubbery.
Notes:
Very callous parents....one pair nested in my garden. Hatched three chicks, killed one by not feeding it enough and stomping on it. The other two were given flying lessons a bit too early in life and late in the evening with failing light...both chicks crashed and died.
Less common than its cousin the Red vented bulbul P. cafer.
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Red-whiskered Bulbul
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 22, 2014
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