Black-crested Bulbul

The black-crested bulbul is 18.5–19.5 cm long, found from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. The head is black with a distinct crest and a yellow iris, the rest of the body greenish-yellow above and yellow below, with a greenish-black tail and black bill and feet. In the subspecies johnsoni the throat is red. The sexes are similar and young birds slightly duller (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a bird of forest and dense scrub, building its nest in a bush with two to four eggs as a typical clutch, and feeds on fruit and insects. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident of forest and plantation with a Moderate range of about 201,000 km² and stable trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).