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White-browed Bulbul



         


White-browed Bulbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Binomial name
Pycnonotus luteolus
(Lesson, 1841)

The White-browed Bulbul, Pycnonotus luteolus, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in Sri Lanka and the coasts of peninsular India.

This is a bird of dry scrub and woodland edges. It builds its nest in a tree; two eggs is a typical clutch.

The White-browed Bulbul is about 20cm (7 inches) in length, with a long tail. It has olive-grey upperparts and whitish underparts. This species is identified by the white supercilum, white crescent below the eye, and dark eyestripe and moustachial stripe. Sexes are similar in plumage.

White-browed Bulbuls feed on fruit, nectar and insects.

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