The red-vented bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of songbirds, a resident breeder across South Asia east to Myanmar that has since established introduced populations in Argentina, Tonga, Fiji, parts of Samoa, the United States and the Cook Islands. It is included on the list of the world's hundred worst invasive alien species, and although a targeted extermination campaign removed it from New Zealand in 1955, isolated sightings there are still reported.
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Classification
Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceDark brown body with scaly pattern, darker or black head, white rump and red vent 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Sources
1. Red-vented bulbul - Wikipedia
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The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
Wikidata Q509455, P141 IUCN conservation status
least concern
Description
The body is dark brown with a scaly pattern while the head is darker or black. The rump is white while the vent is red.
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