White-eared Bulbul

Taxobox
name = White-eared Bulbul
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = White-eared Bulbul on a garden perch
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Pycnonotidae
genus = "Pycnonotus"
species = "P. leucotis"
binomial = "Pycnonotus leucotis"
binomial_authority = (Gould, 1836)
range_

range_map_caption = Distribution of "P. leucotis" (light green) and "P. leucogenys" (dark green)The White-eared Bulbul, "Pycnonotus leucotis" is a member of the bulbul family. It is found in mid and southern Iraq, southern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and north-western India, parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and can also be seen in the UAE. The species was earlier considered a conspecific of "Pycnonotus leucogenys".

Description

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.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

* Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (1999) and multiple reprints. Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp, Oxford University Press, New Delhi

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=7194&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=52219 IUCN Red List]

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