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Light-vented Bulbul - eating leaves

Light-vented Bulbul - eating leaves

I watched a Light-vented (Chinese) Bulbul this afternoon. It was tearing off pieces of a Bougainvillea leaf and eating them. HBW Alive states that food is: variety of berries, small figs (Ficus), soft fruit and vegetables; also insects.....  I noticed though that the leaves all had leaf-mines and I wondered whether the bulbul was looking for tiny larvae. Just a passing observation.

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Perhaps Bulbuls enjoy a bit of salad, too !
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John, real bulbuls don't eat quiche. Or salad.

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