Grey-headed bulbul
Brachypodius priocephalus (Jerdon, 1839)
The grey-headed bulbul (Brachypodius priocephalus) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 25.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the grey-headed bulbul
- Weight
- 25.5 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 grey-headed bulbul live?
Not recorded
What is the grey-headed bulbul?
The grey-headed bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus) is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in south-western India, and found from Goa south to Tamil Nadu at altitudes up to 1200m. It is found in dense reeds or thickets mainly near rivers and swampy areas inside forests. They have a distinctive call that reveals their presence inside dense vegetation where they are hard to spot.
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What does the grey-headed bulbul sound like?
Is the grey-headed bulbul endangered?
The grey-headed 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. What the categories mean.
How is the grey-headed bulbul classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae
- genusBrachypodius
- SpeciesBrachypodius priocephalus (Jerdon, 1839)
Synonyms Brachypodius poiocephalus, Brachypus poliocephalus, Brachypus priocephalus, Ixos fisquetii, Ixus fisquetii, Micropus phaeocephalus, Micropus phoeocephalus, Microtarsus priocephalus, Pycnonotus priocephalus
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- bulbul frontgrocCatalan
- bulbul de front grocCatalan
- bulbul šedohlavýCzech
- Gråhovedet BulbulDanish
- GraukopfbülbülGerman
- grizkapa bulbuloEsperanto
- Bulbul cabecigrísSpanish
- harmaakaulusbulbuliFinnish
- Bulbul colombarFrench
- zapadnogatski bulbulCroatian
- szürkefejű bülbülHungarian
- Bulbul testagrigiaItalian
- ハイガシラヒヨドリJapanese
- pilkagalvis bulbiulisLithuanian
- ചാരത്തലയൻ ബുൾബുൾMalayalam
- GrijskopbuulbuulDutch
- gråhodebylbylNorwegian
- bilbil szarogłowyPolish
- tuta-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
- bulbul-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
- Сероголовый бюльбюльRussian
- Сероголовый настоящий бюльбюльRussian
- bylbyl žltočelýSlovak
- Sivoglavi bulbulSerbian
- gråhuvad bulbylSwedish
- Gri Başlı ArapbülbülüTurkish
- бюльбюль сіроголовийUkrainian
- 灰头鹎Chinese
- 灰頭鵯Chinese
Relatives of the grey-headed bulbul
Other species in the same genus Brachypodius.
Black-headed bulbul
Brachypodius melanocephalos
Blue-wattled bulbul
Brachypodius nieuwenhuisii
Andaman bulbul
Brachypodius fuscoflavescens
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey-headed bulbul?
An adult grey-headed bulbul weighs 25.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grey-headed bulbul endangered?
The grey-headed 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 grey-headed bulbul?
The grey-headed bulbul (Brachypodius priocephalus) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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