Ashy-fronted bulbul
Pycnonotus cinereifrons (Tweeddale, 1878)
The ashy-fronted bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.6 g to 36.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the ashy-fronted bulbul
- Weight
- 33.6 g – 36.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 ashy-fronted bulbul live?
Not recorded
What is the ashy-fronted bulbul?
The ashy-fronted bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul.
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Is the ashy-fronted bulbul endangered?
The ashy-fronted 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 ashy-fronted bulbul classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae
- genusPycnonotus
- SpeciesPycnonotus cinereifrons (Tweeddale, 1878)
Synonyms Brachypus cinereifrons, Pycnonotus plumosus cinereifrons
Other names and names in other languages (24)
- بلبل رمادي الجبهةArabic
- Gråbrystet BulbulDanish
- GraustirnbülbülGerman
- cindrofrunta bulbuloEsperanto
- Bulbul penitenteSpanish
- harmaarintabulbuliFinnish
- Bulbul à front cendréFrench
- pepeljastočeli bulbulCroatian
- Bulbul dalla fronte cenerinaItalian
- パラワンヒヨドリJapanese
- GrijsborstbuulbuulDutch
- askepannebylbylNorwegian
- bilbil szaroczelnyPolish
- bulbul-de-testa-cinzentaPortuguese
- Палаванский бюльбюльRussian
- Палаванский настоящий бюльбюльRussian
- bylbyl palawanskýSlovak
- Bulbul pepeljastog čelaSerbian
- gråpannad bulbylSwedish
- Gri Alınlı ArapbülbülüTurkish
- бюльбюль палаванськийUkrainian
- 灰額鵯Chinese
- 灰額褐鵯Chinese
- 灰额鹎Chinese
Relatives of the ashy-fronted bulbul
Other species in the same genus Pycnonotus.
Red-vented bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
Red-whiskered bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Common bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Sooty-headed bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Himalayan bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
Light-vented bulbul
Pycnonotus sinensis
CompareAshy-fronted bulbul vs Red-vented bulbulAshy-fronted bulbul vs Red-whiskered bulbulAshy-fronted bulbul vs Common bulbulAshy-fronted bulbul vs Sooty-headed bulbul
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the ashy-fronted bulbul?
An adult ashy-fronted bulbul weighs 33.6 g – 36.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the ashy-fronted bulbul endangered?
The ashy-fronted 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-fronted bulbul?
The ashy-fronted bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons) 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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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
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