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Pycnonotus leucogenys (Himalayan Bulbul)
Venue: Sungdung, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: January 6, 2014
Pic: Swarup Rai
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Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species: P.
leucogenys
Binomial name: Pycnonotus leucogenys (Gray, 1835)
Other
Names: Himalayan bulbul or White-cheeked
Bulbul
Special feature: If they are mixed with humans from
a young age, they will become friendly to humans. It is the national bird of
Bahrain.
(Wikipedia)