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Flame-throated Bulbul

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Decreasing

Alternate Names

Ruby-throated Yellow Bulbul, Orange-throated Bulbul

Native Habitat

Forests

Diet

Insects, Fruits

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Flame-throated Bulbul

Rubigula gularis

Yellow bulbul with a black head, a bright red throat, and pale eyes. Endemic to the Western Ghats, where it can often be found in scrubby foothill forest, as well as overgrown and degraded forest edge. Moves in flocks; often sticks close to cover.

Regional Names
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Taxanomy

PASSERIFORMES
PYCNONOTIDAE
Rubigula gularis

Quick Facts
  • It is a state bird of Goa.