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What the White-browed Bulbul sounds like
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The white-browed bulbul is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long, with a moderately long (8 centimetres or 3 inches) tail. It has olive-grey upperparts and whitish underparts. This species is identifiable by the white supercilium, white crescent below the eye, and dark eyestripe and moustachial stripe. The vent is yellowish and there is some yellow on the chin and moustache. The throat is, however, largely whitish unlike in the similar looking and sounding yellow-throated bulbul, which is found in rockier habitats. Three or four hair-like filoplumes are present on the nape. Sexes are similar in plumage.
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When to see the White-browed Bulbul
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-browed Bulbul
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-browed Bulbul
The white-browed bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in Sri Lanka and peninsular India. Largely olive coloured above with whitish underparts, it has a pale supercilium and a yellow vent. They are found in dense scrub habitats, where they skulk within vegetation and can be difficult to see although their loud and distinct burst of calls is distinctive.
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Easily confused with
Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavierThe yellow-vented bulbul, or eastern yellow-vented bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.
White-spectacled BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygosThe white-spectacled bulbul is a member of the bulbul family.
White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotisThe white-eared bulbul is a member of the bulbul family.
Side by side: Light-vented Bulbul vs White-browed Bulbul · Common Bulbul vs White-browed Bulbul · Sombre Greenbul vs White-browed Bulbul
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