White-browed Bulbul [Pycnonotus luteolus]

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Flora & Fauna

The White-browed Bulbul is one of the Bulbuls without a crest. It approximately measures 20 cm with a tail that is around 8 cm. It is described by Salim Ali and S. Dillon Ripley to be “very shy and skulking, more often heard than seen as it seems to prefer dense thickets.” The bird, according to Ali and Ripley, feeds on fruits, berries and flower-nectar, and also spiders and insects.

Collection:

Nature Collection

Album Name:

Sathasivam collection - Birds

Photograph ID:

001/0387/0009

Album ID:

0387

Photographers:

Kumaran and Ramila Sathasivam are keen naturalists and photographers. Their photographs have appeared in a number of publications, including Blackbuck, the journal of the Madras Naturalists' Society. Kumaran Sathasivam is a 1980s' IIT Madras alumnus. His book A Forest in the City is about his natural history experiences during his student days.