Ashy bulbul
Hemixos flavala Blyth, 1845
The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 30.5 g to 33.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the ashy bulbul
- Weight
- 30.5 g – 33.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.65 – 2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the ashy bulbul live?
Not recorded
What is the ashy bulbul?
The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the ashy bulbul endangered?
The ashy 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.
How is the ashy bulbul classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae
- genusHemixos
- SpeciesHemixos flavala Blyth, 1845
Synonyms Hypsipetes flavalus
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- بلبل رماديArabic
- ছাইরঙা বুলবুলBangla
- bulbul cendrósCatalan
- bulbulčík popelavoprsýCzech
- Brunøret BulbulDanish
- AschbülbülGerman
- BraunohrbülbülGerman
- Indien-WeißkehlbülbülGerman
- Weißkehl-BülbülGerman
- WeißkehlbülbülGerman
- verdaflugila bulbuloEsperanto
- Bulbul cenicientoSpanish
- kultasiipibulbuliFinnish
- Bulbul à ailes vertesFrench
- smeđouhi bulbulCroatian
- Brinji KelabuIndonesian
- Bulbul cenerinoItalian
- キバネヒヨドリJapanese
- peleninis hemiksasLithuanian
- Asgrijze BuulbuulDutch
- gulvingebylbylNorwegian
- Szczeciak zmiennyPolish
- szczeciak złotoskrzydłyPolish
- bulbul-de-asa-verdePortuguese
- bulbul-d'asa-amarelaPortuguese
- Желтокрылый бюльбюльRussian
- Красноухий восточный бюльбюльRussian
- bylbyl hnedosluchýSlovak
- Pepeljasti bulbulSerbian
- brunörad bulbylSwedish
- นกปรอดแถบปีกเหลืองThai
- Kül Rengi ArapbülbülüTurkish
- оливник попелястийUkrainian
- 灰短脚鹎Chinese
- 栗背短腳鵯Chinese
- 灰短腳鵯Chinese
Relatives of the ashy bulbul
Other species in the same genus Hemixos.
Chestnut bulbul
Hemixos castanonotus
Cinereous bulbul
Hemixos cinereus
CompareAshy bulbul vs Chestnut bulbulAshy bulbul vs Cinereous bulbul
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the ashy bulbul?
An adult ashy bulbul weighs 30.5 g – 33.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the ashy bulbul endangered?
The ashy 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 ashy bulbul?
The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) 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.
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