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Cream-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus simplex R. P. Lesson, 1839

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25 g to 25.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex)
Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cream-vented bulbul

Weight
25.1 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
2src for Young per litter or clutch
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 cream-vented bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the cream-vented bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its breast might sometimes look a little yellow.

From the Wikipedia article “Cream-vented bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cream-vented_bulbul&oldid=1379929910), 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 cream-vented bulbul endangered?

The cream-vented 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 cream-vented bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusPycnonotus
  7. SpeciesPycnonotus simplex R. P. Lesson, 1839

Synonyms Picnonotus simplex

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • بلبل كريمي العجزArabic
  • بلبل كريمي المخرجArabic
  • bulbul ullblancCatalan
  • bulbul d'ulls blancsCatalan
  • bulbul bělookýCzech
  • bwlbwl brown llygadwynWelsh
  • Hvidøjet BulbulDanish
  • WeißaugenbülbülGerman
  • blankokula bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul ojiblancoSpanish
  • valkosilmäbulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul aux yeux blancsFrench
  • velikosundski bulbulCroatian
  • fehérszemű bülbülHungarian
  • Merbah corok-corokIndonesian
  • Bulbul culcremaItalian
  • メジロチャイロヒヨJapanese
  • rudasis bulbiulisLithuanian
  • Burung Merbah Mata PutihMalay
  • WitoogbuulbuulDutch
  • kremgumpbylbylNorwegian
  • bilbil okularowyPolish
  • bulbul-d'olho-brancoPortuguese
  • bulbul-de-olho-brancoPortuguese
  • Белоглазый бюльбюльRussian
  • Белоглазый настоящий бюльбюльRussian
  • bylbyl okáňSlovak
  • vitögd bulbylSwedish
  • blekgumpad bulbylSwedish
  • นกปรอดสีน้ำตาลตาขาวThai
  • Ak Gözlü ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль світлоокийUkrainian
  • 白眼褐鵯Chinese
  • 白眼褐鹎Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the cream-vented bulbul

Other species in the same genus Pycnonotus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cream-vented bulbul?

An adult cream-vented bulbul weighs 25.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cream-vented bulbul endangered?

The cream-vented 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 cream-vented bulbul?

The cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cream-vented-bulbul

MLA

“Cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cream-vented-bulbul.

BibTeX
@misc{cream_vented_bulbul_2026,
  title = {Cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cream-vented-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}