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White-spectacled BulbulAlternate name(s): "Yellow-vented Bulbul", "Black-capped Bulbul" Size: 19-21 cm; wing span: 20-25 cm Weight: 31-43 g |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Full-frontal view of a White-spectacled Bulbul
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, November 2009]
Frontal view of a White-spectacled Bulbul looking sideways
[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]
Near-lateral view of a White-spectacled Bulbul
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Near-lateral view of a White-spectacled Bulbul looking upwards
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a White-spectacled Bulbul seeking
shelter on a hot day
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a White-spectacled Bulbul on its perch
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, September 2009]
Lateral view of a White-spectacled Bulbul
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, May 2010]
Although it is not nice to peek up somebody's back side, this
ventral view 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
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, April 2010]
Frontal view of a juvenile White-spectacled Bulbul looking
sideways and in the process displaying its crest
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, April 2010]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile White-spectacled Bulbul
looking at the observer
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, April 2010]
Near-lateral view of a juvenile White-spectacled Bulbul
looking at the observer
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, May 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.
Dorsal view of a White-spectacled Bulbul 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).
Close-up view of a White-spectacled Bulbul picking a flower
before carrying it away and then gulping it down in one piece
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, February 2010]
Near-lateral view of a juvenile White-spectacled Bulbul 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]