Yellow-eared bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatus Blyth, 1851
The yellow-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 36.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the yellow-eared bulbul
- Weight
- 36.5 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
- 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 yellow-eared bulbul live?
Not recorded
What is the yellow-eared bulbul?
The yellow-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in the highlands of Sri Lanka. The common name is also used as an alternate name for the yellow-throated bulbul.
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Is the yellow-eared bulbul endangered?
The yellow-eared 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 yellow-eared bulbul classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae
- genusPycnonotus
- SpeciesPycnonotus penicillatus Blyth, 1851
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- بلبل أصفر الأذنArabic
- bulbul orellutCatalan
- bulbul srílanskýCzech
- bwlbwl clustiogWelsh
- PragtbulbulDanish
- SchmuckbülbülGerman
- flavorela bulbuloEsperanto
- Bulbul orejudoSpanish
- srilankanbulbuliFinnish
- Bulbul oreillardFrench
- žutouhi bulbulCroatian
- ékszer bülbülHungarian
- Bulbul guancegialleItalian
- キミミヒヨドリJapanese
- šrilankinis bulbiulisLithuanian
- GeelpluimbuulbuulDutch
- duskbylbylNorwegian
- bilbil żółtouchyPolish
- bulbul-orelhudoPortuguese
- Желтобровый бюльбюльRussian
- Желтоухий настоящий бюльбюльRussian
- ගලුගුඩුවාSinhala
- ශ්රී ලංකා පීතකන් කොණ්ඩයාSinhala
- bylbyl uškatýSlovak
- gulörad bulbylSwedish
- Sarı Kulaklı ArapbülbülüTurkish
- бюльбюль цейлонськийUkrainian
- 黃耳鵯Chinese
- 黄耳鹎Chinese
Relatives of the yellow-eared 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
CompareYellow-eared bulbul vs Red-vented bulbulYellow-eared bulbul vs Red-whiskered bulbulYellow-eared bulbul vs Common bulbulYellow-eared bulbul vs Sooty-headed bulbul
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yellow-eared bulbul?
An adult yellow-eared bulbul weighs 36.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow-eared bulbul endangered?
The yellow-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 yellow-eared bulbul?
The yellow-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) 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.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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