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Pycnonotus cafer
(Birds)
red-vented bulbul

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The red-vented bulbul (Pyncnotus cafer) is a bird with a black body, head, and eyes with a lighter gray underside. About 8-1/2 inches long, it has a patch of bright red feathers under its tail. Males and females look similar. This species is the only all-black bird in Hawaii with a crest on its head (like a cardinal).  (source)

Species description or overview

Pycnonotus cafer information
Red-vented bulbul ecology, habitat, dispersal, and management are from The Global Invasive Species Database.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Pycnonotus cafer
Nomenclatural information about Pycnonotus cafer is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) overview from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC)
Red-vented bulbul's description, impacts, images, and distribution in Hawaii are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.

Images

Pycnonotus cafer images
Red-vented bulbul images are from the University of Hawaii Common Campus Birds site.

Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) overview from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC)
Red-vented bulbul's description, impacts, images, and distribution in Hawaii are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.

Books

A field guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
McKeown, Sean. 1996. A field guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands. Diamond Head Publishing, Inc. 172 pp. Illus. ISBN: 0-9650731-0-6. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

In the news

If you grow orchids, watch out for bulbuls
online

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research  new posting 
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy  new posting 
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest  new posting 
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey  new posting 
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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