Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)
Pycnonotidae — Bulbuls
Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer, is a bulbul of the Himalayas, India and Myanmar in the Oriental Region. It is a resident breeder across this native range, and is most often associated with dry scrub, open woodland, plains and farmland. It is usually absent from mature forest. Its most obvious feature is a short crest that gives the head a boxy look, together with a dark body, a white rump and a red vent. The tail is long, black and white-tipped. In the Himalayas, birds tend to show a stronger crest and heavier streaking below.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae — Bulbuls
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Himalayas, India, Myanmar
