Hypsipetes leucocephalus 25cm
Karunchinnan in Tamil (கருஞ்சின்னான்)
Resident. Slate-grey to blackish bulbul with shallow fork to tail; red bill, legs and feet. Birds in Western Ghats (H.l.ganeesa) and Sri Lanka are darker than H.l.psaroides which occupies most of Himalayan range. Juvenile lacks crest; has whitish underparts with diffuse grey breast band, and brownish cast to upperparts. Mainly broadleaved forest and plantations.
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