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White-browed bulbul

Pycnonotus luteolus (R. P. Lesson, 1841)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The white-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 34.7 g to 35.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus)
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-browed bulbul

Weight
34.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
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 white-browed bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the white-browed bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in Sri Lanka and peninsular India. Largely olive coloured above with whitish underparts, it has a pale supercilium and a yellow vent. They are found in dense scrub habitats, where they skulk within vegetation and can be difficult to see although their loud and distinct burst of calls is distinctive.

From the Wikipedia article “White-browed bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-browed_bulbul&oldid=1379926282), 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 white-browed bulbul sound like?

L. Shyamal Shyamal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the white-browed bulbul endangered?

The white-browed 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 white-browed bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusPycnonotus
  7. SpeciesPycnonotus luteolus (R. P. Lesson, 1841)

Synonyms Haematornis luteolus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • بلبل أبيض الحواجبArabic
  • bulbul de LessonCatalan
  • bulbul cellablancCatalan
  • bulbul bělobrvýCzech
  • bwlbwl aeliogWelsh
  • Indisk BulbulDanish
  • WeißbrauenbülbülGerman
  • blankbrova bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul cejiblancoSpanish
  • valkokulmabulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul à sourcils blancsFrench
  • indijski bulbulCroatian
  • barnásfehér bülbülHungarian
  • Bulbul cigliabiancheItalian
  • Bulbul dai sopraccigli gialliItalian
  • マミジロヒヨドリJapanese
  • indinis bulbiulisLithuanian
  • തവിടൻ ബുൾബുൾMalayalam
  • पांढऱ्या भुवईचा बुलबुलMarathi
  • WitbrauwbuulbuulDutch
  • hvitbrynbylbylNorwegian
  • bilbil białobrewyPolish
  • bulbul-de-sobrancelha-brancaPortuguese
  • Индийский бюльбюльRussian
  • Белобровый настоящий бюльбюльRussian
  • බැමසුදු කොණ්ඩයාSinhala
  • bylbyl obočnatýSlovak
  • Bulbul sa belom obrvomSerbian
  • indisk bulbylSwedish
  • வெண்புருவக் கொண்டலாத்திTamil
  • Ak Kaşlı ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль білобровийUkrainian
  • 白眉鵯Chinese
  • 白眉鹎Chinese

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Relatives of the white-browed 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 white-browed bulbul?

An adult white-browed bulbul weighs 34.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-browed bulbul endangered?

The white-browed 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 white-browed bulbul?

The white-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) belongs to the family Pycnonotidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-browed-bulbul

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{white_browed_bulbul_2026,
  title = {White-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-browed-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}