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Observations on the naturalised distribution of the Red-vented bulbul in the Pacific, with special reference to the Fiji Islands

  • Publication Type

    Journal

  • Publication Year

    1978

  • Author(s)

    WATLlNG, D

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    25, 2

  • Pagination

    109-117

  • Article Type

    Paper

Keywords

Red-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer, Fiji


Observations on the naturalised distribution of the Red-vented bulbul in the Pacific, with special reference to the Fiji Islands

Notornis, 25 (2), 109-117

WATLlNG, D (1978)

Article Type: Paper

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The present and past naturalized distribution of the Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer, in the Pacific is described. The species was first recorded in Fiji at the turn of the century and probably arrived with indentured Indian labour. Its restricted distribution in the Fiji lslands coincides with that of several weed species which constitute its main food supply and probably limit its spread.