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Bornean bulbul

Rubigula montis Sharpe, 1879

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The bornean bulbul (Rubigula montis) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 29.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the bornean 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

Where does the bornean bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the bornean bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Bornean bulbul (Rubigula montis) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.

From the Wikipedia article “Bornean bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bornean_bulbul&oldid=1313902894), 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 bornean bulbul endangered?

The bornean 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.

How is the bornean bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusRubigula
  7. SpeciesRubigula montis Sharpe, 1879

Synonyms Pycnonotus melanicterus montis, Pycnonotus montis

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • بلبل بورنيوArabic
  • Borneo BulbulDanish
  • BorneobülbülGerman
  • bornea bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul de BorneoSpanish
  • BorneonhuppubulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul de BornéoFrench
  • borneanski bulbulCroatian
  • Cucak kuningIndonesian
  • ボルネオヒヨドリJapanese
  • bornėjinis bulbiulisLithuanian
  • BorneogoudborstbuulbuulDutch
  • borneobylbylNorwegian
  • bilbil żółtooliwkowyPolish
  • bulbul-de-bornéuPortuguese
  • bulbul-do-bornéuPortuguese
  • Златогрудый бюльбюльRussian
  • Златогрудый настоящий бюльбюльRussian
  • bylbyl bornejskýSlovak
  • borneobulbylSwedish
  • Borneo ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль борнейськийUkrainian
  • 婆罗黄鹎Chinese
  • 婆羅洲黃鵯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bornean 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 bornean bulbul?

An adult bornean bulbul weighs 29.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bornean bulbul endangered?

The bornean 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 bornean bulbul?

The bornean bulbul (Rubigula montis) belongs to the family Pycnonotidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bornean_bulbul_2026,
  title = {Bornean bulbul (Rubigula montis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bornean-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}