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Yellow-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli, 1786)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 26 g to 28 g and live up to 11.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)
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Quick facts about the yellow-vented bulbul

Weight
26 g – 28 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
11.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8src 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-vented bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-vented bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier), or eastern yellow-vented bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in southeastern Asia from Indochina to the Philippines. It is found in a wide variety of open habitats but not in deep forests. It is one of the most common birds in cultivated areas. They appear to be nomadic and roam from place to place regularly.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-vented bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-vented_bulbul&oldid=1379735966), 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 yellow-vented bulbul endangered?

The yellow-vented 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 yellow-vented bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusPycnonotus
  7. SpeciesPycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli, 1786)

Synonyms Muscicapa goiavier, Muscicapa psidii

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • بلبل أصفر العجزArabic
  • bulbul cellutCatalan
  • bulbul culgrocCatalan
  • bulbul žlutořitýCzech
  • bwlbwl tinfelynWelsh
  • Hvidbrynet BulbulDanish
  • SchwarzzügelbülbülGerman
  • AugenstreifbülbülGerman
  • flavsubpuga bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul culiamarilloSpanish
  • keltaperäbulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul goiavierFrench
  • obrvasti bulbulCroatian
  • szemcsíkos bülbülHungarian
  • Merbah cerukcukIndonesian
  • Merbah CerucukIndonesian
  • Bulbul culgialloItalian
  • bulbul corona neraItalian
  • メグロヒヨドリJapanese
  • TerocokJavanese
  • TrotokanJavanese
  • TrucukanJavanese
  • filipininis bulbiulisLithuanian
  • Burung Merbah KapurMalay
  • WenkbrauwbuulbuulDutch
  • gulgumpbylbylNorwegian
  • bilbil ubogiPolish
  • bulbul-mascaradoPortuguese
  • bulbul-de-crisso-amareloPortuguese
  • Белобровый бюльбюльRussian
  • Желтобрюхий настоящий бюльбюльRussian
  • bylbyl gojavierSlovak
  • Beloliki bulbulSerbian
  • vitbrynad bulbylSwedish
  • นกปรอดหน้านวลThai
  • Ak Yüzlü ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • бюльбюль широкобровийUkrainian
  • Bông lau mày trắngVietnamese
  • 白眉黃臀鵯Chinese
  • 白眉黄臀鹎Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the yellow-vented 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 yellow-vented bulbul?

An adult yellow-vented bulbul weighs 26 g – 28 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-vented bulbul endangered?

The yellow-vented bulbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the yellow-vented bulbul live?

The yellow-vented bulbul has a recorded lifespan of 11.2 years.

What kind of animal is the yellow-vented bulbul?

The yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) 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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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_vented_bulbul_2026,
  title = {Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-vented-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}