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Bulbul - Himalayan Bulbul

Pycnonotus leucogenys

Photo by Karan Raghwa
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Field Notes

Description:

Very prominent curved crest; greyish-brown head; white superciliary-stripe; black around eyes, chin and throat, white cheeks
Upper-body greyish-brown; light grey-whitish under-parts; bright yellow under-tail coverts.

Habitat:

near habitation; forest edges; bushy hill slopes; open scrub

Notes:

found in Himalayas between foothills to around 3400 mts

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
John B.
Hi Karan, your picture of the Himalayan Bulbul is very beautiful. In the Philippines, at least in the area where I live, we have the Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) which is also quite attractive, but its crest does not appear to be so prominent as that of Pycnonotus leucogenys.

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