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Brown-breasted Bulbul or Sooty-headed Bulbul Juvenile ???

Dear all,

Is it a Brown-breasted Bulbul or Sooty-headed Bulbul Juvenile. I think it is a Brown-breasted Bulbul because of the yellow vent and white throat. But it likes a Juvenile and was together with a bunch of Sooty-headed Bulbul. So I doubt that it is a Sooty-headed Bulbul Juvenile. The photos were taken in a local small park in Huizhou on 2013-09-15. Thanks in advance for anyone's input.

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This is juvenile Sooty-headed Bulbul.

Many bulbuls with a red vent on the adult bird shows a yellow or orange vent on juveniles. Sooty-headed follows this pattern.

A Brown-breasted Bulbul would show a much stronger breast band

Cheers
Mike

Thanks very much Mike. Lesson learnt.