Yellow-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatus
Least concern
Stand-in photo: Byflickr, CC BY 2.0
Look again
A hill-country bird with a face built from tiny patches of colour. Each one only shows when the bird turns its head.
Field marks
Olive body with a yellow ear tuft, a white tuft in front of the eye and a yellow throat patch.
Family
Pycnonotidae
Group
Bulbuls
Habitat
Hill and cloud forest
Where to look
Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains
Length
About 20 cm
IUCN status
Least concern
