Red Whiskered Bulbul

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Nice one Pratim.

Thanks Mr. Henry Martin...

First Bird painting post of 2017.. A Commoner... PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 731.(Observe the Bird and recognize)...RED WHISKERED BULBUL.. WATERCOLOUR...A4....2016...[ From the ref. Photograph of Mr. Sanjeev K Goyal] ... The Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) 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. It has been introduced in many tropical areas of the world where populations have established themselves. It feeds on fruits and small insects and they conspicuously perch on trees and their calls are a loud three or four note call. They are very common in hill forests and urban gardens within its range. The red-whiskered bulbul was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in his Systema Naturae. He placed it along with the shrikes under Lanius. Local names include Turaha pigli-pitta in Telugu, Sipahi bulbul in Bengali, Krong-hua-juk in Thai, and Phari-bulbul or Kaner