From Opus

Alternative name:Yellow-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus xanthopygos

Photo by Blackstart

[edit] Identification

19-21cm. Both sexes are similar; juveniles have a browner hood and less obvious eye-rings than the adults.

[edit] Distribution

Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Western Syria, Western Jordan, Israel, Sinai and Western, Central and Southern Arabia.

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[edit] Habitat

Fruit plantations, gardens, cities.

[edit] Behaviour

Its nest is a small cup of thin twigs, grass stems, leaves and moss, lined with hair, shredded bark and small roots and is placed in bushes.

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