Yellow-vented Bulbul

Yellow-vented Bulbul

:"This article is about the southeast Asian species; for the Middle Eastern species also known by this name, see White-spectacled Bulbul

Taxobox
name = Yellow-vented Bulbul
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Pycnonotidae
genus = "Pycnonotus"
species = "P. goiavier "
binomial = "Pycnonotus goiavier "
binomial_authority = (Scopoli, 1886)


image_caption = Photograph taken in Bali, sex of individual unknown
The Yellow-vented Bulbul, " Pycnonotus goiavier", is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in southeast Asia from southern Thailand and Cambodia south to Borneo and the Philippines.

It is found in a wide variety of open habitats, but not deep forest. It is one of the commonest birds in cultivated areas. It appear to be nomadic, roaming from place to place regularly.

The Yellow-vented Bulbul builds a well-camouflaged but fragile, loose, deep, cup-shaped nest from grass, leaves, roots, vine stems, and twigs. The nest is untidy on the outside, but it is neatly lined with plant fibers. it may be built in a wide range of places from low bushes to high trees. This is a species adapted to humans and may even nest in gardens. The Yellow-vented Bulbul lays 2-5 eggs in February to June.

The Yellow-vented Bulbuls eats berries and small fruits. They also sip nectar, nibble on young shoots, and take some insects.

References

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

External links

* [http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Pycnonotus_goiavier.htm Yellow-vented Bulbul page]
* [http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1685&Bird_Image_ID=639&Bird_Family_ID=157 Various images of the Yellow-vented Bulbul]


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