Description:

Large, noisy, conspicuous bulbul with ragged crest, broadly triangular tail notched and splayed. Has bright red bill, legs and feet, pale fringes to undertail-coverts, and shallow fork to tail (at times recalling a drongo). Juvenile lacks crest; has whitish throat, grey breast-band, brownish cast to upperparts, and browner bill, legs and feet.

Distribution:

Uncommon resident in the westerns parts of Diamer district, neighboring Malakhand. Found in broadleaf evergreen and mixed deciduous forest, groves, clearings and edges, visiting more open forest in winter. Usually in mid-montane zone at 600-2100m.

Behavior:

Usually forages in upper branches of tall trees, often perching directly on top of canopy; rarely descends to undergrowth and never to ground. Diet mainly berries and other fruits, also flower nectar and insects. Subsist largely on berries and other shrubs during winter, but largely insectivorous in breeding season.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Black Bulbul in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Black Bulbul

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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