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Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Ujjal Kishor De (XC1051835). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigaster
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Masked LaughingthrushPterorhinus perspicillatus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 59,854 |
|---|---|
| California | 38,006 |
| China | 5,406 |
| India | 4,468 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 3,413 |
| Kerala | 1,054 |
| Karnātaka | 1,030 |
| Thailand | 789 |
| Guangzhou Province | 776 |
| Hawaii | 722 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Bulbuls · Pycnonotidae |
| Genus | Typical Bulbuls · Pycnonotus |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Red-whiskered Bulbul with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.