Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
The Red-vented Bulbul is a bold, noisy and highly adaptable songbird. It has a blackish head with a short pointed crest, a scaly dark-brown body, a white rump and a crimson patch under the tail that gives the bird its name.
Species Ecological Profile
Sourced from high-confidence eBird and regional field surveys
Scrub, gardens, orchards, forest edges and village margins. Thrives around human habitation, mostly at low to middle elevations.
Frugivorous and insectivorous. Eats berries, wild figs, garden fruit and nectar, and takes insects, including swarming termites caught in short aerial sallies.
Resident. Shows only minor local movements to slightly warmer, lower ground in the coldest weeks.
Breeds mainly from March to September. Builds a loose cup of fine twigs, grass and rootlets in a bush, hedge or creeper.
Common around gardens and village edges, often perched on fences, rooftops and shrubs and calling loudly.
Photographic Log
Visual field records captured in Naukuchiatal (Click to enlarge)