Graubülbül
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Graubülbül, Letaba, Kruger National Park, South Africa |
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| Pycnonotus barbatus | ||||||||||||
| ( Desfontaines , 1789) |
The Graubülbül ( Pycnonotus barbatus ) is a passerine bird from the family of the Bülbüls (Pycnonotidae) that occurs frequently in Africa .
features
The Graubülbül is a thrush-like bird with a long tail (body length: 19–21 cm). The wings, head and tail are gray to dark gray in color, while the underside (except for the whitish rump region) is brown-gray in color. Sometimes a small head grows on the head. His reputation is a loud "doctor-quick doctor-quick be-quick be-quick".
Reproduction
The bird builds its nest in the woods. It usually incubates two eggs for two weeks. The nestling period lasts another two weeks.
food
It feeds on fruits and insects.
Individual evidence
literature
- Lars Svensson , Peter J. Grant, Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström: The new cosmos bird guide . Franckh-Kosmos-Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-440-07720-9 .
Web links
Commons : Graubülbül ( Pycnonotus barbatus ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Pycnonotus barbatus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 2 of 2009.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Pycnonotus barbatus in the Internet Bird Collection