Chestnut bulbul
Hemixos castanonotus Swinhoe, 1870
The chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 30.5 g to 35.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the chestnut bulbul
- Weight
- 30.5 g – 35.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.75 – 3src 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 chestnut bulbul live?
Not recorded
What is the chestnut bulbul?
The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests; it primarily resides in the canopy.
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Is the chestnut bulbul endangered?
The chestnut 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 chestnut bulbul classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae
- genusHemixos
- SpeciesHemixos castanonotus Swinhoe, 1870
Synonyms Hemixos castanotus, Hemixus castanonotus, Hypsipetes castanonotus
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- بلبل كستنائيArabic
- bulbul castanyCatalan
- bulbulčík kaštanovobřichýCzech
- KastanjebulbulDanish
- MaronenbülbülGerman
- BraunmantelbülbülGerman
- Hainan-WeißkehlbülbülGerman
- kaŝtana bulbuloEsperanto
- Bulbul castañoSpanish
- KastanjabulbuliFinnish
- Bulbul marronFrench
- riđoleđi bulbulCroatian
- Bulbul castanoItalian
- クリイロヒヨドリJapanese
- 밤색직박구리Korean
- kaštoninis hemiksasLithuanian
- KastanjebuulbuulDutch
- KastanjerugbuulbuulDutch
- kastanjebylbylNorwegian
- szczeciak kasztanowatyPolish
- bulbul-castanhoPortuguese
- Каштановый бюльбюльRussian
- Каштановогрудый бюльбюльRussian
- bylbyl gaštanovýSlovak
- Kestenjasti bulbulSerbian
- kastanjebulbylSwedish
- นกปรอดสีน้ำตาลแดงThai
- Kestane Rengi ArapbülbülüTurkish
- оливник каштановийUkrainian
- 栗背短脚鹎Chinese
- 栗背短腳鵯Chinese
- 栗色短腳鵯Chinese
Relatives of the chestnut bulbul
Other species in the same genus Hemixos.
Ashy bulbul
Hemixos flavala
Cinereous bulbul
Hemixos cinereus
CompareChestnut bulbul vs Ashy bulbulChestnut bulbul vs Cinereous bulbul
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chestnut bulbul?
An adult chestnut bulbul weighs 30.5 g – 35.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chestnut bulbul endangered?
The chestnut 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 chestnut bulbul?
The chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) 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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