(VOV) – As many as 600 white-eyed red-whiskered bulbuls, a tropical songbird native to Asia with a conspicuous three or four note call, participated in a singing contest in Hue on April 13.
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The distinctive species with its whitish underparts, buff flanks and white eyes are popular with Vietnamese bird lovers because of their melodious twitter, and can often be heard in the early morning hours throughout Vietnam singing from their perches high in the treetops.
Despite the hot weather, hundreds of local people and visitors watched the birds from different clubs across the country compete for most of the day to identify which bird could sing the most notes in an allotted time.
Finally, a white-eyed red-whiskered bulbul owned by Vo Quang Cuong from Ngu Binh Hue Club of Nguyen Thanh Thung from Hue White Eyes Club emerged the winner of the competition.
The competition, part of the ongoing Hue Festival 2014, aims to promote a cultural tradition of caring for ornament birds.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
