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==Identification==
 
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18cm
 
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*Feet and legs mottled dark grey or brown
 
*Feet and legs mottled dark grey or brown
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Image:white-eared_bulbul_alok.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], January-2016]]
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[[Middle East]] and [[ Asia]]: found from eastern [[Iraq]], the [[Arabian Peninsula]], through southern [[Iran]] to southern [[Afghanistan]] and western [[India]].  
 
[[Middle East]] and [[ Asia]]: found from eastern [[Iraq]], the [[Arabian Peninsula]], through southern [[Iran]] to southern [[Afghanistan]] and western [[India]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==

Revision as of 12:32, 17 May 2019

Pycnonotus leucotis
Nominate subspecies
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, January-2016

Identification

18cm

  • Medium grey body
  • Black head
  • Rounded black crest
  • White patch over the ear coverts
  • Yellow vent
  • Feet and legs mottled dark grey or brown

Distribution

Photo by AJDH
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, October 2006

Middle East and Asia: found from eastern Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, through southern Iran to southern Afghanistan and western India.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies recognized:

It was recently split from Himalayan Bulbul; the pre-split name was White-cheeked Bulbul.

Habitat

Wetland reed beds, sparse brush, desert Valleys, farms, urban gardens and parkland.

Behaviour

Breeding

The clutch of 2-3 eggs are incubated for 14-15 days.

Diet

The diet includes fruits and insects.

Vocalisation

It has a melodious call.
<flashmp3>white-eared_bulbul_call_alok.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, June-2017
Six loud and sonorous calls given by one individual while the BG screechy calls are by a group of Bank Mynas.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. nfss.org
  3. BF Member observations

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