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White-spectacled BulbulAlternate name(s): "Yellow-vented Bulbul", "Black-capped Bulbul" Size: 19-21 cm |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a White-spectacled Bulbul
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Near-frontal view of a White-spectacled Bulbul showing very clearly
the toehold typical of a passerine, holding on to the branch
with three toes forward and one back
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Lateral view of a White-spectacled Bulbul
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
White-spectacled Bulbul on its perch
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
White-spectacled Bulbul seeking shelter on a hot day
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Although it is not nice to peek up somebody's back side, this photo
shows very clearly why this species was called the "Yellow-vented
Bulbul" until the superspecies was split up and that name given to
another species...
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Full-frontal view of a juvenile White-spectacled Bulbul
spotted in late April
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, April 2010]
Juvenile White-spectacled Bulbul with its head slightly turned...
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, April 2010]
Juvenile White-spectacled Bulbul displaying its crest;
the pinkish inside of its bill tells how young the bird still is
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, April 2010]
This is the same juvenile White-spectacled Bulbul as above, now practising
how to drink from a pond; not being sure what exactly to do, it studies
how a young House
Sparrow does it
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, April 2010]
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Behaviour |
Bulbuls are the only bird genus known to us that will devour whole flowers. Below an example of a White-spectacled Bulbul is shown, but the same behaviour has also been observed in White-cheeked Bulbuls.
White-spectacled Bulbul seen feasting on the petals of flowers
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, November 2009]
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Food, Diet |
We have seen White-spectacled Bulbuls devour whole flowers (photo below).
White-spectacled Bulbul picking a whole flower before carrying it away
and then gulping it down in one piece
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, February 2010]