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White-browed Bulbul




  Name White-browed Bulbul
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Aves
  Ordo Passeriformes
  Familia Pycnonotidae
  Genus '' Pycnonotus ''
  Species '''''P luteolus'''''
  Binomial ''Pycnonotus luteolus''
  Binomial Authority ( Lesson , 1841)


The White-browed Bulbul, '' Pycnonotus luteolus'', is a member of the Bulbul family of Passerine Bird s. 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.


Reference


  • ''Birds of India'' by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6