#pycnonotus xantholaemus

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July 6, 2023 - Yellow-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus) These bulbuls are found on rocky wooded hills in southern India. They eat insects, capturing them in the air or picking them from leaves and bark, and also feed on ripe berries and fruit. Females build their nests in sheltered areas on the ground, or in bushes, rock crevices, or artificial structures. They probably incubate the eggs alone but both parents care for the chicks. They are classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN because of habitat loss and degradation mostly from granite quarrying, fuelwood harvesting, and cultivation.

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The yellow-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. The species is endemic to southern peninsular India. They are found on scrub habitats on steep, rocky hills many of which are threatened by granite quarrying. It is confusable only with the white-browed bulbul with which its range overlaps but is distinctively yellow on the head and throat apart from the yellow vent. The calls of this species are very similar to that of the white-browed bulbul.

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Yellow-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus)

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Yellow-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus)

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Yellow-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus)

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Yellow-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus)

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