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What the Light-vented Bulbul sounds like
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The light-vented bulbul is around 19 cm (7.5 in) in length. It has a black crown and moustachial stripe, with white patches covering the nape and the sides of its black head. It has white plumage from its eyes to the back of its head. The upperparts are greyish-brown mixed with olive. The wings and tail are brown fringed with bright olive. The underparts are whitish with a pale brown breastband. It is noisy and sings very brightly and variably with a cha-ko-lee...cha-ko-lee... sound.
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When to see the Light-vented Bulbul
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Light-vented Bulbul
The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Thailand.
About the Light-vented Bulbul
The light-vented bulbul, also called the Chinese bulbul, is a species of bird in the bulbul family found in Asia. A common species of songbird that favors lightly wooded habitats, it can frequently be seen in towns, suburbs and urban parks within its range.
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Easily confused with
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusThe red-whiskered bulbul is about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length.
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusThe common bulbul is 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) in length, with a long tail.
White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusThe white-browed bulbul is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long, with a moderately long (8 centimetres or 3 inches) tail.
Side by side: Light-vented Bulbul vs Red-vented Bulbul · Light-vented Bulbul vs Red-whiskered Bulbul · Common Bulbul vs Light-vented Bulbul · Light-vented Bulbul vs White-browed Bulbul
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