Red-vented bulbul

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulb family of passerines. It mainly inhabits hills and plains below 1000 meters above sea level, and occasionally goes up to 1000-1500 meters in low mountain areas, often in shrubs and bamboo forests , and evergreen broad-leaved forest margins. Feeds mainly on plant fruits, seeds and insects. Omnivorous, mainly insects in summer, and plant food in other seasons. In addition to eating plant fruits and seeds in winter, they also eat some young shoots and leaves. Forages mainly on shrubs or grass, and sometimes flies in the air to prey on insects.