Bulbul Blog Posts

Literally, not metaphorically. Weaver birds (I think) have built their nest on the hanging basket which also was home to the bulbuls last summer. Funny, when there are several other baskets, and they all choose the same one. The watermarking has sort...

Nightingales Bird namanya karena burung ini sering berkicau atau bernyanyi di malam serta siang hari, nama Nightingale ini telah lama digunakan kurang lebihnya dari 1.000 tahun yang lampau, bahkan sangat dikenal di Anglo-Saxon.Burung ini mempunyai su...

Bird Nightingale Nightingales bird namanya karena burung ini sering berkicau atau bernyanyi di malam serta siang hari, nama Nightingale ini telah lama digunakan kurang lebihnya dari 1.000 tahun yang lampau, bahkan sangat dikenal di Anglo-Saxon. B...

Pycnonotus zeylanicus(monotypic species)Pycnonotus zeylanicus atau Cucak Rawa, adalah species yang memiliki ukuran tubuh paling besar dari semua genus Pycnonotus. Species burung ini sangat terkenal karena kemampuan berkicaunya yang sangat merdu.

Striated Bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus), adalah spesies burung penyanyi dalam keluarga Pycnonotidae. Nama lain dari burung ini adalah Asian Bulbul. Species ini tersebar di China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Thailand dan Vietnam.Nama lain: Stri...

Spizixos semitorquesby Zhou HuamingChina (Northern)Spizixos semitorques (Finchbill Collared), adalah spesies burung penyanyi dalam keluarga Pycnonotidae. Species ini terdapat di Vietnam, Taiwan dan China.Berhabitat pada hutan dataran tinggi. Burung i...

Spizixos canifrons (Crested Finhbill), adalah spesies burung penyanyi dalam keluarga Pycnonotidae. Burung ini ditemukan di India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos, Burma dan Cina.Baca selengkapnya »...

Black-collared BulbulBlack-collared BulbulConservation statusLeast Concern (IUCN 3.1)Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:PasseriformesFamily:PycnonotidaeGenus:NeolestesCabanis, 1875Species:N. torquatusBinomial...

Swamp Palm BulbulSwamp Palm BulbulConservation statusLeast Concern (IUCN 3.1)Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:PasseriformesFamily:PycnonotidaeGenus:ThescelocichlaOberholser, 1905Species:T. leucopleuraBinomi...

Now far be it from me to badmouth my dear little bulbul chicks, but I can’t help wondering if this last little fellow isn’t sort of playing to the gallery – ie his hyper parents -  and delaying the moment of truth, when he has to f...

How quickly baby birds grow up and fly the nest (literally).  The other 2 bulbul chicks have gone, and don’t appear to be returning to the parental home at all. There’s gratitude for you. The remaining chick is on the cusp of flying, eve...

My goodness me, but am I feeling exhausted, and a little bereft this evening. Bright and early this morning, I went to check on the chicks, to find 1 on the ground and 1 fluttering around, and the parents mildly hyserical.  We worked out that what I...

Grand Comoro BulbulGrand Comoro BulbulConservation statusLeast Concern (IUCN 3.1)Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:PasseriformesFamily:PycnonotidaeGenus:HypsipetesSpecies:H. parvirostrisBinomial nameHypsipet...

White-headed BulbulWhite-headed BulbulConservation statusLeast Concern (IUCN 3.1)Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:PasseriformesFamily:PycnonotidaeGenus:HypsipetesVigors, 1831Species:H. thompsoniBinomial nam...

Black BulbulBlack BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus psaroides(Himachal Pradesh, India)Conservation statusLeast Concern (IUCN 3.1)Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:PasseriformesFamily:PycnonotidaeGenus:Hypsipete...

Seychelles BulbulSeychelles BulbulConservation statusLeast Concern (IUCN 3.1)Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:PasseriformesFamily:PycnonotidaeGenus:HypsipetesSpecies:H. crassirostrisBinomial nameHypsipetes...

Mauritius BulbulMauritius BulbulConservation statusVulnerable (IUCN 3.1)Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:PasseriformesFamily:PycnonotidaeGenus:HypsipetesSpecies:H. olivaceusBinomial nameHypsipetes olivaceus...

Réunion Bulbul Réunion BulbulConservation statusLeast Concern (IUCN 3.1)Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:PasseriformesFamily:PycnonotidaeGenus:HypsipetesSpecies:H. borbonicusBinomial nameHypsipetes b...

It’s not empty yet, thank God, but now that all 3 little baby bulbul chicks appear to have feathered wings…well, realistically, it won’t be long before I am empty-nested. I just went out to film this little clip for you, and all was...

  What a day ! The red vented bulbul parents have been beyond hyper today, squawking away at high pitch virtually non-stop.  I am used to their noise when I sneak out and take photos like this one, above, but today, they just didn’t let...