Flame-throated bulbul
| Flame-throated bulbul | |
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| Flame-throated bulbul at Dandeli, India | |
| Conservation status | |
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. gularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnonotus gularis (Gould, 1836) | |
The flame-throated bulbul, (Pycnonotus gularis), is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in southwest India.
This is a bird of forest and dense scrub. It builds its nest in a bush; two to four eggs is a typical clutch. The flame-throated bulbul feeds on fruit and insects.
It is virtually crestless, has an orange-red throat and whitish eyes. It often keeps in small flocks, favours lantana berries . It inhabits evergreen forests, lantana thickets and bushes along rivers.
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Pycnonotus gularis (Karnataka)
References
- Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6
- Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.
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