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Brown-cheeked bulbul

Alophoixus bres (R. P. Lesson, 1831)

ENEndangeredsongbirds

The brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 29.2 g to 36.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres)
Photo: Wich'yanan L · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown-cheeked bulbul

Weight
29.2 g – 36.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown-cheeked bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the brown-cheeked bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on Java and Bali. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown-cheeked bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown-cheeked_bulbul&oldid=1384703312), 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 brown-cheeked bulbul endangered?

The brown-cheeked bulbul is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the brown-cheeked bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusAlophoixus
  7. SpeciesAlophoixus bres (R. P. Lesson, 1831)

Synonyms Alophoixus bres balicus, Alophoixus bres bres, Criniger bres bres, Criniger gularis balicus, Lanius bres

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Grey-cheeked bulbulEnglish
  • Grey-cheeked bulbulEnglish
  • Grey-cheeked bulbulEnglish
  • بلبل رمادي الخدينArabic
  • bulbul coronat de JavaCatalan
  • bulbul coronat indonesiCatalan
  • bulbulec šedolícíCzech
  • Gråkindet TopbulbulDanish
  • GrauwangenbülbülGerman
  • BraunwangenbülbülGerman
  • brunvanga bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul bresSpanish
  • räkättibulbuliFinnish
  • jaavanräkättibulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul brèsFrench
  • smeđolici bulbulCroatian
  • szürkearcú bülbülHungarian
  • Empuloh janggutIndonesian
  • Bulbul guancegrigieItalian
  • ハイガシラカンムリヒヨドリJapanese
  • pilkaskruostis alofoiksasLithuanian
  • gråkinnbylbylNorwegian Bokmål
  • BruinwangbaardbuulbuulDutch
  • GrijswangbaardbuulbuulDutch
  • brunkinnbylbylNorwegian
  • szczeciak szarolicyPolish
  • szczeciak brązowolicyPolish
  • bulbul-de-faces-castanhasPortuguese
  • Бурощёкий бюльбюль-бородачRussian
  • Серощёкий манишковый бюльбюльRussian
  • bylbyl bresSlovak
  • gråkindad bulbylSwedish
  • brunkindad bulbylSwedish
  • นกปรอดโอ่งแก้มเทาThai
  • Kahverengi Yanaklı ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль-бородань сірощокийUkrainian
  • 褐颊冠鹎Chinese
  • 白喉橄綠冠鵯Chinese

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Relatives of the brown-cheeked bulbul

Other species in the same genus Alophoixus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown-cheeked bulbul?

An adult brown-cheeked bulbul weighs 29.2 g – 36.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown-cheeked bulbul endangered?

The brown-cheeked bulbul is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the brown-cheeked bulbul?

The brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres) belongs to the family Pycnonotidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_cheeked_bulbul_2026,
  title = {Brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-cheeked-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}