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Bali Impressions-Animals in and around your
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Pycnonotus goiavier ,
Yellow-vented Bulbul , Srigunting gunung |
They are found nearly everywhere except in the deep forest. Origin ally
from the mangroves and coastal scrub, they have adapted to become one of
the most common birds in cultivated areas (parks, gardens, plantations).
The success of the Yellow-Vented Bulbul is probably due to their wide
ranging diet of both plants and animals.
They are fond of berries and small fruits, especially figs and cinnamon
tree fruits. They sip nectar, nibble on young shoots, and snack on
insects. They forage in bushes and trees for berries and insects, and
may even catch swarming insects on the wing.
They are found nearly everywhere except in the deep forest. Originally
from the mangroves and coastal scrub, they have adapted to become one of
the most common birds in cultivated areas (parks, gardens, plantations).
The success of the Yellow-Vented Bulbul is probably due to their wide
ranging diet of both plants and animals.
They are fond of berries and small fruits, especially figs and cinnamon
tree fruits. They sip nectar, nibble on young shoots, and snack on
insects. They forage in bushes and trees for berries and insects, and
may even catch swarming insects on the wing.
Adult: Olive brown crown, nape, underparts; white side of head, eyebrow,
throat, belly; lores black; breast whitish streaked brown; black bill,
feet, eyes. No white on tail.
They also investigate bark for titbits. Unlike other Bulbuls, they
forage on the ground, picking grass seeds and titbits, even from roads
and pavements.
Yellow-Vented Bulbuls are solitary and feed alone or in pairs, although
fruiting trees may attract a flock of them. But they roost in small
communities in dense bushes or trees.
Breeding: Yellow-Vented Bulbuls breed widely in Singapore in February to
June. Courtship involves wing and song displays. They raise and lower
the crown crest as they sing.
Yellow-Vented Bulbuls build well-camouflaged but flimsy, loose, deep,
cup-shaped nests. They use grass, leaves, roots, vine stems, twigs. The
nest may be untidy on the outside but are neatly lined with plant fibres.
They nest in a wide range of places from low bushes, creepers to high
trees. They are so used to humans that they may even nest in ornamental
plants in residential gardens and even balconies! 2-5 eggs are laid,
variable in colour from white to pinkish, with lots of reddish-brown to
lavender spots. Both parents incubate and raise the young. |
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