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White-eared bulbul

Pycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836)

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The white-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27.1 g to 31 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis)
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Quick facts about the white-eared bulbul

Weight
27.1 g – 31 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3 – 3.3src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white-eared bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the white-eared bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) is a member of the bulbul family. It is found in south-western Asia from India to the Arabian peninsula.

From the Wikipedia article “White-eared bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-eared_bulbul&oldid=1379735018), 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.

Is the white-eared bulbul endangered?

The white-eared 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-eared bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusPycnonotus
  7. SpeciesPycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836)

Synonyms Ixos leucotis, Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • بلبل أبيض الخدينArabic
  • بلبل أبيض الأذنينArabic
  • كعيت ( بلبل) أبيض الخدينArabic
  • Белоух бюлбюлBulgarian
  • bulbul d'orelles blanquesCatalan
  • bulbul bělouchýCzech
  • Hvidøret BulbulDanish
  • WeißohrbülbülGerman
  • HimalayabülbülGerman
  • blankorela bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul orejiblancoSpanish
  • valgepõsk-bülbülEstonian
  • بلبل خرماPersian
  • valkokorvabulbuliFinnish
  • valkoposkibulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul orphéeFrench
  • Bulbul à oreillons blancsFrench
  • Bulbal cluasbhánIrish
  • રણ બુલબુલGujarati
  • בולבול לבן-לחייםHebrew
  • bjelolici bulbulCroatian
  • fehérarcú bülbülHungarian
  • Bulbul orecchie biancheItalian
  • Bulbul guancebianche senza crestaItalian
  • シロミミヒヨドリJapanese
  • baltaausis bulbiulisLithuanian
  • baltausu bulbulisLatvian
  • पांढर्या गालाचा बुलबुलMarathi
  • WitoorbuulbuulDutch
  • hvitørebylbylNorwegian
  • bilbil białouchyPolish
  • bulbul-d'orelha-brancaPortuguese
  • Bulbul-de-cara-brancaPortuguese
  • bulbul-de-orelha-brancaPortuguese
  • Tuta-d'orelhas-brancasPortuguese
  • Белоухий бюльбюльRussian
  • Белый ушастый бюльбюльRussian
  • bylbyl bielolíciSlovak
  • Belouhi bulbulSerbian
  • Белоухи булбулSerbian
  • vitkindad bulbylSwedish
  • Ak Yanaklı ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль рудогузийUkrainian
  • 白眉鵯Chinese
  • 白耳鵯Chinese
  • 白耳鹎Chinese

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Relatives of the white-eared 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-eared bulbul?

An adult white-eared bulbul weighs 27.1 g – 31 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-eared bulbul endangered?

The white-eared 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-eared bulbul?

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

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{white_eared_bulbul_2026,
  title = {White-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-eared-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}