Mbuti boys in the Congo under initiation are prohibited from eating most birds, except some common birds as greenbuls and weavers. These prohibited birds are also regarded as kuweri. By imposing such food restrictions on the initiates, the Mbuti conceptualize circumcision as a social birth of an adult. The birds play another special role in […]
Category: Pycnonotidae
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Pycnonotidae | [latin] Pycnonotus jocosus | [UK] Red-whiskered Bulbul | [FR] Bulbul orphee | [DE] Rotohr-Bulbul | [ES] Bulbul de bigotes rojos | [NL] Roodoorbuulbuul Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Pycnonotus jocosus OR widespread Pycnonotus jocosus abuensis Pycnonotus jocosus emeria Pycnonotus jocosus fuscicaudatus Pycnonotus […]