Andaman bulbul
Brachypodius fuscoflavescens Hume, 1873
The andaman bulbul (Brachypodius fuscoflavescens) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25.5 g to 25.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the andaman bulbul
- Weight
- 25.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the andaman bulbul live?
Not recorded
Is the andaman bulbul endangered?
The andaman bulbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the andaman bulbul classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae
- genusBrachypodius
- SpeciesBrachypodius fuscoflavescens Hume, 1873
Synonyms Microtarsus fuscoflavescens, Pycnonotus atriceps fuscoflavescens, Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- bulbul de les illes AndamanCatalan
- AndamanenbülbülGerman
- andamana bulbuloEsperanto
- Bulbul de AndamánSpanish
- andamaanienbulbuliFinnish
- Bulbul des AndamanFrench
- アンダマンヒヨドリJapanese
- andamaninis bulbiulisLithuanian
- AndamanenbuulbuulDutch
- andamanbylbylNorwegian
- bilbil andamańskiPolish
- bulbul-das-andamãoPortuguese
- Андаманский бюльбюльRussian
- Андаманский настоящий бюльбюльRussian
- bylbyl andamanskýSlovak
- Andamanski bulbulSerbian
- andamanbulbylSwedish
- Andaman ArapbülbülüTurkish
- бюльбюль андаманськийUkrainian
- 安达曼鹎Chinese
- 安達曼黑頭鵯Chinese
Relatives of the andaman bulbul
Other species in the same genus Brachypodius.

Grey-headed bulbul
Brachypodius priocephalus

Black-headed bulbul
Brachypodius melanocephalos

Blue-wattled bulbul
Brachypodius nieuwenhuisii
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the andaman bulbul?
An adult andaman bulbul weighs 25.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the andaman bulbul endangered?
The andaman bulbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the andaman bulbul?
The andaman bulbul (Brachypodius fuscoflavescens) belongs to the family Pycnonotidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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