Saturday, July 28, 2012

>Pycnonotus leucotis (White-eared Bulbul)

White-eared Bulbul






White-eared Bulbul
White-eared Bulbul on a garden perch
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Pycnonotus
Species:P. leucotis
Binomial name
Pycnonotus leucotis
(Gould, 1836)
Distribution of P. leucotis (light green) and P. leucogenys (dark green) in the South Asian region
The White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis is a member of the bulbul family. It is found in Kuwait, Bahrain, mid and southern Iraq, southern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-western India, in parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and on the Arabian peninsula. The species was earlier considered a conspecific of Pycnonotus leucogenys.


Description


At Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
This species is very similar in appearance to the Himalayan White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys  but smaller and uncrested and with a larger white cheek patch. It has a pale bare eye-ring. The vent is orange yellow. Sexes are alike.
It is found in scrub forest and gardenland. Also found in flocks or pairs in the mangroves, gorging on the fruits of the Meswak bush. Usually seen in pairs or small groups. It feeds on fruits and insects, and breeds in March-June.

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