Pet caged red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus), or crested bulbul songbird with fruit in Krabi town Province, Thailand Asia
Birds are regarded in parts of southern Thailand as good luck and are kept as pets by men who carry them in cages to friends' houses, a sort of avian iPod. The more birds, the more volume. Birds with the most tuneful song are highly prized and can fetch hundreds of pounds in the local market, there can be up to five or six cages hanging outside the and the melody is commanding. The Red-Whiskered Bulbul is in the family Pycnonotidae, and its Latin name is Pycnonotus jocosus. It has a slim body, short neck, sharp beak curved at the tip, and short hair above and below the beak. Both sexes have the same body colouring which is brownish in the upperparts, with white cheeks and breast. The bird is eye-catching because of its tall, black crest and the thick black stripe running from its beak to its neckline. This earned it its name Nok Parod Hua Khon or the bulbul with a khon mask. The shape of the crest resembles the mask used by performers of khon, a Thai classical dance. Some call it Nok Parod Hua Khon Krau Daeng meaning the bulbul with khon mask and red beard. A small red spot below the eye explains where "red whiskered" comes from. The common breeding ground of the Red-Whiskered Bulbul is across South and Southeast Asia from India, Bangladesh, Burma and Thailand to Indochina. This gregarious bird can be found across Thailand. They are found in open country, scrub forest and cultivated plains to at least 1,800 metres, and they feed on fruit.
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Location: Krabi Province Southern Thailand
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