Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) - Red-vented Bulbul

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This is a very common and widespread species. It occurs throughout India at low and mid-elevations, and from edges of wet forests to agricultural fields and city gardens.
 
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi1
Goa
Gujarat111
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka2211
Kerala112112
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh21
Maharashtra113335443233
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan3
Sikkim3
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand12
West Bengal111211
Total1484108845479

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) – Red-vented Bulbul. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/pycnonotus-cafer, accessed 2025/03/25.