Blackeyed Bulbul
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Swartoogtiptol  Blackeyed Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Kruger National Park |
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Description - The Blackeyed Bulbul has a dark brown crest and upper part, and no "eye ring". The underparts are grey-brown apart from white around the vent. Its back is greyish brown, breast is dark brown. The undertail is a yellow colour, with a long tail. The male and female look similar.
Some authorities consider Pycnonotus barbatus dodsoni and Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor as separate species from the Pycnonotus barbatus barbatus.
Distribution - They are found on the eastern side of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eastern Botswana and Northern Namibia, but also in South Asia, Japan and Arabia.
Habitat - Mainly found in evergreen forests, bush and parks, but not in dense forest and treeless expanses. They are found in groups and frequent suburban gardens.
Biological - It is a ubiquitous resident breeder throughout Africa. This bird is quite adaptable and easily lives alongside humans. It can become quite tame and can be taught to take fruit from a bird feeder in the garden.
Most of the time Common Bulbuls are seen in pairs.
The flight is bouncing. They are very vocal and very good singers; they call loudly when alarmed by a predator. About 18 cm in length.
Diet - They forage in trees picking fruit and insects from the leaves.
Breeding - The nest is a neat cup made of twigs and grass and spiderwebs, and lined with hair or soft materials, built in the bush or on tree branches. A clutch of 3 (2-5) eggs is incubated by the female for about 12 days. Both parents feed the young until they leave the nest after about 16 days.
Voice - The call is described as a loud 'doctor-quick doctor-quick be-quick be-quick', a sharp 'kwit-kwit-kwit' when alarmed, and the song as a flowing 'cheloop chreep choop'.
Other names - CZ Bulbul zahradní - D Graubülbül - DK Almindelig Bulbul - ES Bulbul naranjero - F Bulbul des jardins, Bulbul commun, Bulbul de Barbarie, Bulbul gris - FI Tarhabulbuli, kyläbulbuli - HU Közönséges bülbül - NL Grauwe buulbuul - RU бородатый бюль-бюль - S Trädgårdsbulbyl - Setswana Rramorutiakole - UK Common Bulbul, Black-eyed (Brown) Bulbul, Common Black-eyed Bulbul, Garden Bulbul
Weblinks
Animal Guide
World of Animals (German)
Books
Ian Sinclair - A photographic guide to birds of Southern Africa. Struik Publ. ISBN 1-86872-553-7
Ian Sinclair et al. - Sasol birds of Southern Africa. Struik Publ. ISBN 1-86872-033-0
Kenneth Newman - Newman se voëls van Suider-Afrika. SAPPI. ISBN 1-868-12-758-3