Red-vented Bulbul

Key identifiable features

• General: Dark brown bird with a black head and crest, scaly pattern on underparts, and a red patch under the tail.
• Male vs Female: Males slightly glossier; both sexes alike.
• Juvenile: Less defined pattern and smaller crest.

Movement & migration

Resident but may shift locally depending on fruit and nectar availability.

General information

One of India’s most adaptable songbirds, it thrives in towns and gardens. Its bubbly, chattering calls are distinctive. Feeds on fruits, nectar, and small insects.

Sourced from authorized ornithology references.

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