Hypsipetes leucocephalus (Black bulbul)
Hypsipetes leucocephalus-Black bulbul (click to enlarge)
| Common name | Black Bulbul |
| Scientific name | Hypsipetes leucocephalus |
| Family | Pycnonotidae (Bulbul) |
| Description | A slaty grey, black-crested bulbul with slightly forked tail and bright red bill and legs. Sexes alike. Resident, with local movements. Affects evergreen and moist-deciduous forest, hill station gardens, etc. Arboreal Noisy boisterous parties of 6 to 10, sometimes large flocks, in the foliage canopy of lofty forest trees, flying in rabbles from tree to tree, commonly keeping company with the mixed hunting flocks. Seldom descends to bushes. Often launches short twisting sallies from treetops to capture insects in the air. Food: Mainly fruits and berries; also insects and flower-nectar. |