White-browed Bulbul

White-browed bulbul

Not a very common bird, white-browed bulbul is a rather shy bird, preferring the shrubbery near fields and deciduous forests to backyard gardens. I was able to spot this next to the Tunga river, in the midst of a rather dense shrubbery.

Usually single or in pairs, it lives off fruits and insects, as do the other members of Bulbul family. Salim Ali mentions that this bird plays an important role in the dispersal of seeds and dissemination of plant life over the countryside. Identifiable by its unique 'white brows', the bird has a longish tail and a yellowish moustache.

Scientific name for this bird is Pycnonotus luteolus.