Malagasy bulbul
Hypsipetes madagascariensis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
The malagasy bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 45.7 g to 54.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the malagasy bulbul
- Weight
- 45.7 g – 54.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- 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 malagasy bulbul live?
Not recorded
What is the malagasy bulbul?
The Malagasy bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on Madagascar and other regional islands in the south-western Indian Ocean.
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Is the malagasy bulbul endangered?
The malagasy 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 malagasy bulbul classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae
- genusHypsipetes
- SpeciesHypsipetes madagascariensis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Synonyms Turdus madagascariensis
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- MABUEnglish
- Madagascar black bulbulEnglish
- Madagascar black bulbulEnglish
- Madagascar bulbulEnglish
- بلبل مدغشقرArabic
- bulbul fumat de MadagascarCatalan
- bulbulčík ostrovníCzech
- bwlbwl MadagasgarWelsh
- MadagaskarbulbulDanish
- Madagascar BulbulDanish
- MadagaskarfluchtvogelGerman
- Madagaskar-RotschnabelbülbülGerman
- RotschnabelbülbülGerman
- madagaskara bulbuloEsperanto
- Bulbul malgacheSpanish
- mustabulbuliFinnish
- Bulbul noirFrench
- Bulbul de MadagascarFrench
- madagaszkári bülbülHungarian
- Bulbul del MadagascarItalian
- クロヒヨドリJapanese
- madagaskarinis juodasis bulbiulisLithuanian
- TsakorovanaMalagasy
- Zwarte BuulbuulDutch
- madagaskarbylbylNorwegian
- szczeciak ciemnyPolish
- bulbul-malgaxePortuguese
- Мадагаскарский бюльбюльRussian
- Мадагаскарский восточный бюльбюльRussian
- bylbyl horovanaSlovak
- Madagaskarski bulbulSerbian
- madagaskarbulbylSwedish
- Madagaskar Kurşuni ArapbülbülüTurkish
- горована мадагаскарськаUkrainian
- 马岛短脚鹎Chinese
- 馬達加斯加黑短腳鵯Chinese
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Relatives of the malagasy bulbul
Other species in the same genus Hypsipetes.
Brown-eared bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis
Black bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Réunion bulbul
Hypsipetes borbonicus
Mauritius bulbul
Hypsipetes olivaceus
Seychelles bulbul
Hypsipetes crassirostris
Yellowish bulbul
Hypsipetes everetti
CompareMalagasy bulbul vs Brown-eared bulbulMalagasy bulbul vs Black bulbulMalagasy bulbul vs Réunion bulbulMalagasy bulbul vs Mauritius bulbul
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the malagasy bulbul?
An adult malagasy bulbul weighs 45.7 g – 54.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the malagasy bulbul endangered?
The malagasy 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 malagasy bulbul?
The malagasy bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis) 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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