Red-whiskered Bulbul

The Red-whiskered Bulbul is a passerine bird found in Asia. It is a member of the bulbul family. It is a resident frugivore found mainly in tropical Asia from Pakistan and India through to southeast Asia and China. It has been introduced and has established itself in the wild in many other parts of the world.

The Red-whiskered Bulbul is about 20 cm (7 in) in length. It has brown upper-parts and whitish underparts with buff flanks and a dark spur running onto the breast at shoulder level. It has a tall pointed black crest, red face patch and thin black moustachial line. The tail is long and brown with white terminal feather tips, but the vent area is red.
 
These passerine birds feed on fruits, nectar and insects. The loud and evocative call is a sharp kink-a-joo, and the song is a scolding chatter. It is more often heard than seen, but will often perch conspicuously especially in the mornings when the call from the tops of trees. The life span is more than 11 years.

This is a bird of lightly wooded areas, more open country with bushes and shrubs, and farmland. The breeding season is spread out and peaks from December to May in southern India and March to October in northern India. They build their platform nest in a bush; two to three eggs is a typical clutch and they may breed once or twice a year. The eggs have a pale mauve ground colour with speckles becoming blotches towards the large end.Eggs take 12 days to hatch. Both parents take part in raising the young.