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Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

Photo by Allen Hoof
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown bird with black, crested head, about six inches long, less tail feathers, and a characteristic red vent.

Habitat:

Suburban area on a mesic, tropical, insular lowland plateau.

Notes:

Spotted by a motion-sensing camera in my back yard. The uploaded images are actually two separate spottings, a couple of hours apart. This species is invasive in Hawaii.

Reference Links:

Red-vented Bulbul-Encyclopedia of Life, Red-vented bulbul - Wikipedia, Hawaii Invasive Species Council | Red-vented Bulbul

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