Fauna

Pycnonotus cafer cafer (Linnaeus 1766)
Red-vented Bulbul (Eng.), Bulbul (Hin.)


Scientific Name

Pycnonotus cafer cafer (Linnaeus 1766)

Common Name

Red-vented Bulbul (Eng.), Bulbul (Hin.)

Taxonomy
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Pycnonotidae
Genus Pycnonotus
Species cafer cafer
Author Name and Year (Linnaeus 1766)
Habitat Terrestrial, near human habitation
Food Habit Fruits, berries, flower nectar, insects
Distribution in India West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Distribution in West Bengal (District wise) Purulia
Importance/Significance
Status
IUCN Least Concern
WPA Schedule IV
CITES
Endemicity
Remarks
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