India GO
Bird · Rubigula gularis
Flame-throated bulbul (ruby-throated yellow bulbul)
IUCN LC · Least concern
A bulbul of the Western Ghats with a black crested head, a bright yellow body and a small crimson throat patch.
👀 How to recognise it
Yellow underparts rather than the dull brown of the common bulbuls, and a red throat that only shows at close range. Feeds on fruit at forest edges.
Where to see it
Goa
The state bird of Goa, and one of the species that make the Western Ghats a distinct bird region rather than a southern extension of the plains.
Chorla Ghat (often) · Budbudyanchi Tali (Bubbling Lake), Netravali (often) · Sahakari Spice Farm (in season)