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White-throated bulbul

Alophoixus flaveolus (Gould, 1836)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 43 g to 48.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)
Photo: Rejoice Gassah · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-throated bulbul

Weight
43 g – 48.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src 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-throated bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the white-throated bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Myanmar and western Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

From the Wikipedia article “White-throated bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-throated_bulbul&oldid=1379735087), 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-throated bulbul endangered?

The white-throated 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-throated bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusAlophoixus
  7. SpeciesAlophoixus flaveolus (Gould, 1836)

Synonyms Criniger flaveolus, Criniger flaveolus flaveolus, Trichophorus flaveolus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Ashy-fronted bearded bulbulEnglish
  • بلبل أبيض الحنجرةArabic
  • bulbul coronat pitgrocCatalan
  • bulbul coronat gorjablancCatalan
  • bulbulec bělohrdlýCzech
  • Bwlbwl barfog talcenllwydWelsh
  • TopbulbulDanish
  • WeißkehlbülbülGerman
  • Weißkehl-HaubenbülbülGerman
  • WeißkehlhaubenbülbülGerman
  • grizfrunta bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul frentigrísSpanish
  • sammakkobulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul flavéoleFrench
  • ćubasti bulbulCroatian
  • fehértorkú bülbülHungarian
  • Bulbul golabiancaItalian
  • キバラカンムリヒヨドリJapanese
  • baltagurklis alofoiksasLithuanian
  • सेतोकण्ठे जुरेलीNepali
  • WitkeelbaardbuulbuulDutch
  • hvitstrupebylbylNorwegian
  • szczeciak białogardłyPolish
  • bulbul-amareloPortuguese
  • bulbul-de-garganta-brancaPortuguese
  • Белогорлый бюльбюль-бородачRussian
  • Серолобый манишковый бюльбюльRussian
  • bylbyl hnedochochlatýSlovak
  • vitstrupig bulbylSwedish
  • นกปรอดโอ่งหน้าผากเทาThai
  • Ak Boğazlı ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль-бородань білолобийUkrainian
  • 白喉冠鵯Chinese
  • 黃腹冠鵯Chinese
  • 黄腹冠鹎Chinese

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Relatives of the white-throated bulbul

Other species in the same genus Alophoixus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-throated bulbul?

An adult white-throated bulbul weighs 43 g – 48.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-throated bulbul endangered?

The white-throated 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-throated bulbul?

The white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus) belongs to the family Pycnonotidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-throated-bulbul

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BibTeX
@misc{white_throated_bulbul_2026,
  title = {White-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-throated-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}