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Red vented bulbul
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Red vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

Red vented Bulbul, a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Tibet. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world and has established itself in the wild on several Pacific islands including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Hawaii. It has also established itself in parts of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, the United States and Argentina. It is included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species.
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Habitat
Eats fruits, flower buds, insects, generally prefers scrubby edge habitat instead of dense forest.
Location
Calcutta, Bengal
Scientific name
Pycnonotus cafer
Equipment used
Sony RX10 M3
delia todd
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Such a shame... it's really not their fault that they got uplifted and placed in an alien environment. There was bound to be trouble.

You've a super picture of this lovely guy - very well done Prabhat.
 

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