What is Red-whiskered bulbul?
{{Taxobox | name = Red-whiskered bulbul | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN2008|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2009|id=148003|title=Pycnonotus jocosus|downloaded=3 November 2009}}</ref> | image = Red_whiskered_Bulbul_I_IMG_7818.jpg | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Passeriformes]] | familia = [[bulbul|Pycnonotidae]] | genus = ''[[Pycnonotus]]'' | binomial = ''Pycnonotus jocosus'' | binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)}} The '''red-whiskered bulbul''' (''Pycnonotus jocosus'') is a [[species]] of [[bird]]. It [[wikt:belong|belongs]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Pycnonotidae]]. It is found mainly in [[tropical]] [[Asia]]. It has been [[Introduced species|introduced]] in many tropical areas of the world. It feeds on [[fruit]]s, nectar and small [[insect]]s. Their calls are a loud ''kick-pettigrew''. They are very common in many hill [[forest]]s and urban [[garden]]s. They have a red patch behind the eye, which juveniles lack. They are often found perching on top of trees and bushes. They now even thrive in cities in different parts of the world. == References == {{reflist}} {{commonscat|Pycnonotus jocosus}} {{wikispecies|Pycnonotus jocosus}} {{biology-stub}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q501063}} [[Category:Passeri]] [[Category:Birds of Asia]]