Adult (Dark-capped) © Andrew Jarwick eBird S60096282 Macaulay Library ML 225497951
Adult (Common) © Piet Grasmaijer
Adult (Common) © Margaret Viens
Adult (Dodson's) © Ian Davies
Adult (Dodson's) © Robert Tizard
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Adult (Dodson's) © Lynne Hertzog
Adult (Dark-capped) © Daniel Jauvin
Adult (Dark-capped) © John Martin
Adult (Dark-capped) © Ruth Danella
Adult (Somali) © Alexandre Hespanhol Leitão
Adult (Somali) © Matthew Douglas Gable
Adult (Somali) © Tyler Joyner
Adult (Common) © Javi Elorriaga
Adult (Common) © Kalyani Mirajkar

Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus

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Identification

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Rather nondescript thrush-sized brown bird with a darker face and throat. The belly is pallid and the undertail white (north part of range) or yellow (south part of range). Often in small flocks and not easily missed due to its noisy, repetitive, and powerful song. Also frequently makes harsh chattering calls. Present in many wooded habitats, absent only from dense forest or treeless desert. Often found in well-vegetated areas in dry landscapes such as gardens, orchards, and oases.

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