Common Name: Mountain Bulbul
Scientific Name: Ixos mcclellandii
Nepali Name: Kailopete Jureli ( कैलोपेटे जुरेली )
Size: 24 cm
Location: Godawari (1635m), Nepal
Mountain Bulbul is found in elevation ranging from 915m to 2285m around broadleaved evergreen forests and secondary growths. They can be identified by the rufous colored crest and with the head sides. The breast is also rufous in color with buff streaking. The throat is grey with white streaking, greenish uppers. Their diet includes insects, fruits, nectar.
The above picture was taken in Godawari (1635m).
Please feel free to comment below if the above species has been misidentified.
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