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Feathers or hair?

The plumage is long, soft and loose. They are named after the red whisker mark under their eye. Red-whiskered Bulbuls are usually olive green, yellow or brown coloured, usually the genders of a species have the same colour.

Wit-ti-wet quiep kwil-ya

Translated into human sounds, the chirping of the Red-whiskered Bulbuls sound something like that. Thanks to their loud vocalisations, you can usually hear the  Red-whiskered Bulbuls before you see them.  Red-whiskered Bulbuls are commonly kept as caged birds in Asia.