Spot-necked bulbul
Pycnonotus tympanistrigus (S. Müller, 1836)
The spot-necked bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 33.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the spot-necked bulbul
- Weight
- 33.5 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 spot-necked bulbul live?
Not recorded
What is the spot-necked bulbul?
The spot-necked bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Sumatra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The spot-necked bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos and later placed in Pycnonotus. Alternate names for the spot-necked bulbul include the olive-crowned bulbul, olive-necked bulbul and small white-streaked bulbul.
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Is the spot-necked bulbul endangered?
The spot-necked 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 spot-necked bulbul classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae
- genusPycnonotus
- SpeciesPycnonotus tympanistrigus (S. Müller, 1836)
Synonyms Alcurus tympanistrigus, Brachypus tigus, Ixos tympanistrigus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- بلبل منقط الرقبةArabic
- bulbul colltacatCatalan
- bulbul de coll tacatCatalan
- bulbul sumaterskýCzech
- bwlbwl corunwyrddWelsh
- Gulkindet BulbulDanish
- HalsfleckbülbülGerman
- GoldbürzelbülbülGerman
- flavavanga bulbuloEsperanto
- Bulbul cuellipintoSpanish
- oliivipääbulbuliFinnish
- Bulbul à cou tachetéFrench
- prugastoprsi bulbulCroatian
- aranyarcú bülbülHungarian
- Cucak mutiaraIndonesian
- Bulbul collomacchiatoItalian
- スマトラヒヨドリJapanese
- rusvapilvis bulbiulisLithuanian
- BarusanbuulbuulDutch
- gulørebylbylNorwegian
- bilbil sumatrzańskiPolish
- bulbul-perladoPortuguese
- bulbul-de-peito-malhadoPortuguese
- Желтоухий бюльбюльRussian
- Золотогузый настоящий бюльбюльRussian
- bylbyl žltosluchýSlovak
- gulkindad bulbylSwedish
- Kara Gözlüklü ArapbülbülüTurkish
- бюльбюль золотогузийUkrainian
- 绿冠鹎Chinese
- 橄綠冠鵯〔斑頸冠鵯〕Chinese
Relatives of the spot-necked bulbul
Other species in the same genus Pycnonotus.
Red-vented bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
Red-whiskered bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Common bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Sooty-headed bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Himalayan bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
Light-vented bulbul
Pycnonotus sinensis
CompareSpot-necked bulbul vs Red-vented bulbulSpot-necked bulbul vs Red-whiskered bulbulSpot-necked bulbul vs Common bulbulSpot-necked bulbul vs Sooty-headed bulbul
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spot-necked bulbul?
An adult spot-necked bulbul weighs 33.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the spot-necked bulbul endangered?
The spot-necked 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 spot-necked bulbul?
The spot-necked bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus) 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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