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Black-crested bulbul

Rubigula flaviventris (Tickell, 1833)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 29.3 g to 29.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris)
Photo: This Photo was taken by Timothy A · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-crested bulbul

Weight
29.3 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

Photos of the black-crested bulbul

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Black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris)
JJ Harrison ( [email protected] ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the black-crested bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the black-crested bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found from the Indian subcontinent to southeast Asia.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-crested bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-crested_bulbul&oldid=1380734783), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-crested bulbul endangered?

The black-crested bulbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 black-crested bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusRubigula
  7. SpeciesRubigula flaviventris (Tickell, 1833)

Synonyms Mesolophus flaviventris, Pycnonotus flaviventris, Vanga flaviventris

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • بلبل أسود التاجArabic
  • কালোঝুঁটি বুলবুলিBangla
  • Bulbul crestanegreCatalan
  • bulbul de cresta negraCatalan
  • Sorttoppet BulbulDanish
  • HaubenbülbülGerman
  • GoldbrustbülbülGerman
  • nigrakresta bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul crestinegroSpanish
  • بلبل کاکلسیاهPersian
  • TöyhtöhuppubulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul à huppe noireFrench
  • crnoglavi bulbulCroatian
  • aranymellű bülbülHungarian
  • クロボウシヒヨドリJapanese
  • juodakuodis bulbiulisLithuanian
  • ဗွတ်အမောက်မဲBurmese
  • कालोकल्की पहेंलोजुरेलीNepali
  • GoudborstbuulbuulDutch
  • ZwartkuifbuulbuulDutch
  • svarttoppbylbylNorwegian
  • ହଳଦିଆ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍Odia
  • bilbil żółtobrzuchyPolish
  • bulbul-de-poupa-pretaPortuguese
  • bulbul-de-crista-pretaPortuguese
  • Чернохохлый бюльбюльRussian
  • Чернохохлый настоящий бюльбюльRussian
  • ᱦᱮᱱᱫᱮ ᱫᱩᱢᱪᱩᱫ ᱴᱤᱡ ᱴᱚᱲᱚᱜSantali
  • bylbyl čiernochochlatýSlovak
  • Crnoćubi bulbulSerbian
  • svarttofsad bulbylSwedish
  • கருங்குடுமி கொண்டைக் குருவிTamil
  • นกปรอดเหลืองหัวจุกThai
  • Kara Tepeli ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль чорночубийUkrainian
  • Chào mào vàng mào đenVietnamese
  • 黑冠黃鵯Chinese
  • 黑冠黄鹎Chinese
  • 黑枕黃鵯Chinese

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Relatives of the black-crested bulbul

Other species in the same genus Rubigula.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-crested bulbul?

An adult black-crested bulbul weighs 29.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-crested bulbul endangered?

The black-crested 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 black-crested bulbul?

The black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris) belongs to the family Pycnonotidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_crested_bulbul_2026,
  title = {Black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-crested-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}