26 January 2010

Black-crested Bulbul

There are 8 subspecies in this Pycnonotus melanicterus, and this 'caecilii' race can be found at extreme South Myanmar (South Tenasserim), South East & South West Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.

Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus)
Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus caecilii)

Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus)

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15 comments:

Hasyimi Adam said...

Nice capture doc. 1st photo is beautiful.

Nicole said...

WOW!
What an amazing looking bird.
I love that bright colour and that 'look' on his face is priceless!
Great shots!

An Asian Tour Operator said...

I like second one. (apparently you did not ask permission from him) he is staring at you angrily. :-)

Larry said...

Great shots of the Black-crested Bulbul Tabib! What a beautiful bird, one that can look very tough too by the looks of that second photo.

Tom said...

Nice shots. The bird looks mean in the second shot :)

biologion said...

nice photos! beautiful colours!
the psoe in the seconf one is very nice!

rainfield61 said...

Beautiful bird, my friend.

I like the punky hairstyle.

Chris said...

Excellent stuff Tabib. He is so gorgeous and funny on the second one!

MaineBirder said...

Beautiful photos Tabib! Look at that crest!

Lois said...

He sure does look mad in that second shot!

mick said...

Great photos of the Bulbul and the second photo shows the crest very well.

eileeninmd said...

Wow, I love that crest. It is a very cool looking bird. Great photos and thanks for sharing with us.

LadyFi said...

Love the punk hair-do in that second photo.. and just see how angry he looks!

NatureFootstep said...

I think the comment was lost :(

I like the "hairdo" of that bird. Great shots.

Andrew said...

Love the second photo! Awesome!