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Light-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus sinensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 29.9 g to 36.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
Photo: Earthshine.. at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the light-vented bulbul

Weight
29.9 g – 36.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the light-vented bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the light-vented bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis), also called the Chinese bulbul, is a species of bird in the bulbul family found in Asia. A common species of songbird that favors lightly wooded habitats, it can frequently be seen in towns, suburbs and urban parks within its range.

From the Wikipedia article “Light-vented bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Light-vented_bulbul&oldid=1366452059), 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.

What does the light-vented bulbul sound like?

Joseph Tang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the light-vented bulbul endangered?

The light-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.

How is the light-vented bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusPycnonotus
  7. SpeciesPycnonotus sinensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Muscicapa sinensis, Turdus occipitalis

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Chinese bulbulEnglish
  • بلبل صينيArabic
  • بلبل أبيض المخرجArabic
  • bulbul de la XinaCatalan
  • Lū-békcdo
  • bulbul čínskýCzech
  • bwlbwl TsieinaWelsh
  • Kinesisk BulbulDanish
  • ChinabülbülGerman
  • GartenbülbülGerman
  • ĉinia bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul chinoSpanish
  • kiinanbulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul de ChineFrench
  • Pha̍k-thèu-kûng-éHakka Chinese
  • בולבול סיניHebrew
  • kineski bulbulCroatian
  • kerti bülbülHungarian
  • Bulbul cineseItalian
  • Bulbul culchiaroItalian
  • シロガシラJapanese
  • 검은이마직박구리Korean
  • kininis bulbiulisLithuanian
  • Ķīnas bulbulisLatvian
  • Chinese BuulbuulDutch
  • kinabylbylNorwegian
  • bilbil chińskiPolish
  • bulbul-chinêsPortuguese
  • Китайский бюльбюльRussian
  • Китайский настоящий бюльбюльRussian
  • bylbyl čínskySlovak
  • Кинески булбулSerbian
  • Japanski bulbulSerbian
  • kinesisk bulbylSwedish
  • นกปรอดจีนThai
  • Çin ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль китайськийUkrainian
  • 白头鹎Chinese
  • 白頭翁Chinese
  • 白頭翁〔白頭鵯〕Chinese
  • 白頭鵯Chinese
  • RoeggyaeujhauZhuang

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Relatives of the light-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 light-vented bulbul?

An adult light-vented bulbul weighs 29.9 g – 36.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the light-vented bulbul endangered?

The light-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 light-vented bulbul?

The light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) belongs to the family Pycnonotidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{light_vented_bulbul_2026,
  title = {Light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/light-vented-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}