Birds of the Sundarban

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Binomial Name: Pycnonotus jocosus
The Red-whiskered Bulbul is a common resident bird of Bangladesh. Generally roams inpairs or isolated groups in forests, orchards, orchards, bushes of all divisions. They eat
fruits, flower buds, flower sap, soft-bodied insects, ants and spiders. Breeding season isMarch to September. At the same time, dead leaves of low bushes or vines are wrapped
in spider webs and make nests by spreading roots, grass or hair.
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Birds of the Sundarban I 267

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