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bulbul Definition

bul·bul (bo̵olbo̵ol′)

noun

  1. a songbird referred to in Persian poetry, perhaps a nightingale
  2. any of a family (Pycnonotidae) of small, dull-colored passerine birds of Asia and Africa

Etymology: Pers: prob. echoic

bulbul Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: Chestnut-flanked Goshawk, Red-billed and Piping Hornbills, Western Bronze-naped Pigeon and Swamp Palm Bulbuls seen, but birding very quiet in palm forest.

Adjective modifier

  • common: When light appeared the songs of Common Bulbuls could be heard... .
  • red-whiskered: These birds are sometimes seen along with Red-whiskered Bulbuls in larger flocks feeding in flowering trees.
  • yellow-vented: It was clearly bigger than the abundant Yellow-vented Bulbuls around.
  • several: There are several other bulbuls in the area, and many were heard, but they were very secretive.
  • brown-breasted: Density was rather low to meet my expectations, except for a great abundance of Flavescent and Brown-breasted Bulbuls soon considered common.
  • grey-headed: A Malabar Whistling Thrush was out in the open as we approached the spring, but a party of Grey-headed Bulbuls was more elusive.

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