Flame-throated bulbul

Flame-throated bulbul
Flame-throated bulbul at Dandeli, India
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species: P. gularis
Binomial name
Pycnonotus gularis
(Gould, 1836)

The flame-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus gularis) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in southwest India.

This is a bird of forest and dense scrub. It builds its nest in a bush; two to four eggs is a typical clutch. The flame-throated bulbul feeds on fruit and insects.

It is virtually crestless, has an orange-red throat and whitish eyes. It often keeps in small flocks, favours lantana berries. It inhabits evergreen forests, lantana thickets, and bushes along rivers.

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