Yellow-eared bulbul facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Yellow-eared bulbul |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
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P. penicillatus
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| Pycnonotus penicillatus Blyth, 1851
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The yellow-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) is a type of songbird. It belongs to the bulbul family of passerine birds. This special bird lives only in the highlands of Sri Lanka. It is known as an endemic resident breeder there.
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Meet the Yellow-Eared Bulbul
The yellow-eared bulbul is a unique bird found only in Sri Lanka. It's one of the less common bulbuls you might see there. This bird loves to live in jungles and wooded areas on farms. You can often spot it in places like Horton Plains and Nuwara Eliya. It also likes rocky hills.
What's in a Name?
This bird used to have a different scientific name, Kelaartia. That name honored a doctor named E.F. Kelaart. Besides "yellow-eared bulbul," people also call it the Ceylon bulbul, Sri Lanka bulbul, or yellow-tufted bulbul.
What Does it Look Like?
The yellow-eared bulbul is about 20 centimeters (8 inches) long. It has a long tail. Its back and upper parts are olive green. Its belly and underparts are yellowish.
The top of its head is grey. It has bright yellow tufts of feathers near its ears. There's also a yellow spot right below its eye. A small white tuft sits in front of its eye, and its throat is also white. Both male and female birds look similar. Young birds are a bit duller in color than adult birds. When it flies, it has a bouncy, almost woodpecker-like flight.
Life and Habits: Food and Family
Yellow-eared bulbuls build their nests in bushes. They usually lay two eggs at a time. These birds eat both fruit and insects. Their nests are open and shaped like a cup. They use things like roots and lichen to build them.
They usually have babies twice a year. The first breeding season is from February to May. The second one is from August to October.
Images for kids
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Yellow-eared bulbul
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Yellow-eared bulbul Sri Lanka
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A yellow-eared bulbul in the town of Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka
 | Leon Lynch |
 | Milton P. Webster |
 | Ferdinand Smith |
