"A CHRONICLE ON PYCNONOTUS CAFER THE RED VENTED BULBUL"

The book is a pioneer work on the extensive behavior of Red Vented Bulbul. Each action of this stunning bird is captured in the book with great precision. The book portrays the habits, habitat, nesting ecology, and feeding, breeding, moulting and acoustic behaviors of Red Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) with special reference to Udaipur Region of Rajasthan, India. It also emphasizes on the impact of urbanization on Red Vented Bulbul and threats and conservation problems associated with it. The book is a voyage to life of Red Vented Bulbul nicely depicting the art and intelligence of bird in nest making to the preferences in feeding manners and then to breeding patterns finally leading to an overwhelming parental care. The book also showcase novel observations which are unique in their own way such as the vocal outputs of voice, cob web theory, leucism and scate analysis to name a few. It is a complete narration of the events in the life span of bulbul and its role in the ecosystem.

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