Context-The flame-throated bulbul, also called the Rubigula (State bird of Goa), has been chosen as the mascot of the 36^th National Games.

• The 36^th National Games will be held between October 20 and November 4 in the year 2020.

Flame-Throated Bulbul

• The Flame-throated Bulbul is endemic to southern peninsular India where it is locally distributed in southern Andhra Pradesh, eastern Karnataka, Goa, Orissa, eastern Kerala and northern Tamil Nadu.
• The Flame-throated Bulbul prefer habitats like rocky, scrub-covered hills mostly in the Eastern Ghats and central peninsular India but also in some places in the Western Ghats.
• IUCN status: Least Concern
• India’s Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: It is a Schedule – IV bird.