Brown-eared bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830)
The brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 70.9 g to 73.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the brown-eared bulbul
- Weight
- 70.9 g – 73.1 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
- 3.9src 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 brown-eared bulbul live?
Not recorded
What is the brown-eared bulbul?
The brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) is a medium-sized bulbul native to eastern Asia. It is extremely common within the northern parts of its range and can be found from southern Sakhalin to the northern Philippines.
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What does the brown-eared bulbul sound like?
Is the brown-eared bulbul endangered?
The brown-eared 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 brown-eared bulbul classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae
- genusHypsipetes
- SpeciesHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830)
Synonyms Ixos amaurotis, Microscelis amaurotis, Microscelis amaurotis amaurotis, Turdus amaurotis
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- بلبل بني الأذنينArabic
- bulbul d'orelles brunesCatalan
- bulbulčík japonskýCzech
- bwlbwl clustwinauWelsh
- Kastanjeøret BulbulDanish
- OrpheusbülbülGerman
- brunorela bulbuloEsperanto
- Bulbul orejipardoSpanish
- Bulbul de orejas marronesSpanish
- japaninbulbuliFinnish
- Bulbul à oreillons brunsFrench
- riđouhi bulbulCroatian
- Orfeusz-bülbülHungarian
- Bulbul guancebruneItalian
- ヒヨドリJapanese
- 직박구리Korean
- didysis bulbiulisLithuanian
- brūnausu bulbulisLatvian
- BruinoorbuulbuulDutch
- brunørebylbylNorwegian
- szczeciak rudouchyPolish
- tuta-de-faces-castanhasPortuguese
- bulbul-d'orelha-castanhaPortuguese
- bulbul-de-orelha-castanhaPortuguese
- Рыжеухий бульбульRussian
- Рыжеухий бюльбюльRussian
- bylbyl hnedolíciSlovak
- смеђоухи булбулSerbian
- Smeđouhi bulbulSerbian
- japansk bulbylSwedish
- Kestane Kulaklı ArapbülbülüTurkish
- оливник короткопалийUkrainian
- 棕耳鵯Chinese
- 栗耳短脚鹎Chinese
- 棕耳鵯〔栗耳短腳鵯〕Chinese
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Relatives of the brown-eared bulbul
Other species in the same genus Hypsipetes.
Black bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Malagasy bulbul
Hypsipetes madagascariensis
Réunion bulbul
Hypsipetes borbonicus
Mauritius bulbul
Hypsipetes olivaceus
Seychelles bulbul
Hypsipetes crassirostris
Yellowish bulbul
Hypsipetes everetti
CompareBrown-eared bulbul vs Black bulbulBrown-eared bulbul vs Malagasy bulbulBrown-eared bulbul vs Réunion bulbulBrown-eared bulbul vs Mauritius bulbul
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown-eared bulbul?
An adult brown-eared bulbul weighs 70.9 g – 73.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brown-eared bulbul endangered?
The brown-eared 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 brown-eared bulbul?
The brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) 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
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