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Red-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 40.1 g to 46.4 g and live up to 9.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
Photo: K. Hari Krishnan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-vented bulbul

Weight
40.1 g – 46.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
26 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
9.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2.25src 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

How big is the red-vented bulbul?

RED-VENTED BULBUL · WINGSPAN 26 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 26 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the red-vented bulbul is about 15% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the red-vented bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the red-vented bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family of passerines. It is a resident breeder across South Asia extending east to Burma. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world and has established itself in Argentina, Tonga and Fiji, as well as parts of Samoa, USA and Cook Islands. It is included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species. In New Zealand they were the target of a successful extermination campaign in 1955, however they are still sporadically reported.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-vented bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-vented_bulbul&oldid=1357311384), 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 red-vented bulbul sound like?

Gypsypkd · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Is the red-vented bulbul endangered?

The red-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 red-vented bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusPycnonotus
  7. SpeciesPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Pycnonotus cafer standfordi, Turdus cafer

Other names and names in other languages (60)
  • RooigattiptolAfrikaans
  • بلبل أحمر العجزArabic
  • بلبل أحمر المخرجArabic
  • Източноазиатски бюлбюлBulgarian
  • লালপুচ্ছ বুলবুলিBangla
  • bulbul cul-roigCatalan
  • Bulbul de Cul VermellCatalan
  • bulbul šupinkovýCzech
  • bwlbwl tingochWelsh
  • Rødgumpet BulbulDanish
  • RußbülbülGerman
  • RotbauchbülbülGerman
  • RotsteißbülbülGerman
  • ruĝsubpuga bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul cafreSpanish
  • Bulbul asiático de vientre rojoSpanish
  • salubülbülEstonian
  • بلبل زیردم سرخPersian
  • punaperäbulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul à ventre rougeFrench
  • Bulbul tóindeargIrish
  • હડિયો બુલબુલGujarati
  • गुलदुम बुलबुलHindi
  • crvenoguzi bulbulCroatian
  • kaffer bülbülHungarian
  • kormos bülbülHungarian
  • RyðglymurIcelandic
  • Bulbul dal sottocoda rossoItalian
  • シリアカヒヨドリJapanese
  • ಕೆಂಕುಂಡೆಯ ಪಿಕಳಾKannada
  • raudonsturplis bulbiulisLithuanian
  • sarkandibena bulbulisLatvian
  • KorokoropioMāori
  • നാട്ടുബുൾബുൾMalayalam
  • लालबुड्या बुलबुलMarathi
  • kala buulbuulDutch
  • RoodbuikbuulbuulDutch
  • rødgumpbylbylNorwegian
  • bilbil czerwonoplamyPolish
  • bulbul-cafrePortuguese
  • bulbul-de-crisso-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Bulbul-de-ventre-ruivoPortuguese
  • tuta-de-ventre-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Красногузый бюльбюльRussian
  • Розовобрюхий настоящий бюльбюльRussian
  • RuksesgulpebulbulaNorthern Sami
  • bylbyl hnedýSlovak
  • mrki bulbulSlovenian
  • Indijski bulbulSerbian
  • Индијски булбулSerbian
  • rödgumpad bulbylSwedish
  • செங்குதக் கொண்டைக்குருவிTamil
  • పిగిలి పిట్టTelugu
  • นกปรอดก้นแดงThai
  • manufoʻouTongan
  • FuivaTongan
  • Karaca ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль червоночубийUkrainian
  • 黑喉紅臀鵯Chinese
  • 黑喉红臀鹎Chinese

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Relatives of the red-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 red-vented bulbul?

An adult red-vented bulbul weighs 40.1 g – 46.4 g and has a wingspan of 26 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-vented bulbul endangered?

The red-vented bulbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the red-vented bulbul live?

The red-vented bulbul has a recorded lifespan of 9.92 years.

What kind of animal is the red-vented bulbul?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-vented-bulbul

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{red_vented_bulbul_2026,
  title = {Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-vented-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}