Dark-capped Bulbul
A species of Typical Bulbuls Scientific name : Pycnonotus tricolor Genus : Typical Bulbuls
Dark-capped Bulbul, A species of Typical Bulbuls
Botanical name: Pycnonotus tricolor
Genus: Typical Bulbuls
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Description
Photo By Lip Kee Yap , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Description
The dark-capped bulbul is mostly greyish brown above and whitish brown below, with a distinctive dark head and pointy crest on top of the head. The back of the head merges into the brown of the back, and the chin is also blackish. The underparts are grey-brown apart from white around the vent (yellow in P. t. tricolor). It is about 18 cm in length, with a long tail. It has a dark brown head and upperparts. Sexes are similar in plumage.
Dite type
Omnivorous
Photo By Lip Kee Yap , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Bulbuls Genus
Typical Bulbuls Species
Dark-capped Bulbul