genus
Pycnonotus
Pycnonotus is a genus in the family Pycnonotidae. This database currently files 32 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 32
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 88%
- Weight range
- 25.1 g – 86.3 g
Best-known members of Pycnonotus
Ranked by popularity score.

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

Straw-headed bulbul
Pycnonotus zeylanicus

Yellow-vented bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
How threatened is Pycnonotus?
30 of 32 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 3% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 3% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 3% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 3% |
| LCLeast Concern | 26 | 87% |
All species in Pycnonotus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 42.9 g | Not recorded |
| Red-whiskered bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 29.5 g | Not recorded |
| Common bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 32.1 g | Not recorded |
| Sooty-headed bulbul | Pycnonotus aurigaster | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 44.3 g | Not recorded |
| Himalayan bulbul | Pycnonotus leucogenys | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 35.9 g | Not recorded |
| Light-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus sinensis | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 34.2 g | Not recorded |
| Straw-headed bulbul | Pycnonotus zeylanicus | Pycnonotidae | Critically Endangered | 86.3 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 27.8 g | Not recorded |
| Stripe-throated bulbul | Pycnonotus finlaysoni | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 26.3 g | Not recorded |
| Flavescent bulbul | Pycnonotus flavescens | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 28.9 g | Not recorded |
| Asian red-eyed bulbul | Pycnonotus brunneus | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 28.8 g | Not recorded |
| Cream-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus simplex | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 25.1 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-throated bulbul | Pycnonotus xantholaemus | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 28.1 g | Not recorded |
| White-spectacled bulbul | Pycnonotus xanthopygos | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 37.6 g | Not recorded |
| Orange-spotted bulbul | Pycnonotus bimaculatus | Pycnonotidae | Near Threatened | 30 g | Not recorded |
| White-eared bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 27.1 g | Not recorded |
| African red-eyed bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 30.8 g | Not recorded |
| Olive-winged bulbul | Pycnonotus plumosus | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 34.9 g | Not recorded |
| Cape bulbul | Pycnonotus capensis | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 38.6 g | Not recorded |
| White-browed bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 34.7 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-eared bulbul | Pycnonotus penicillatus | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 36.5 g | Not recorded |
| Brown-breasted bulbul | Pycnonotus xanthorrhous | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 26.9 g | Not recorded |
| Ayeyarwady bulbul | Pycnonotus blanfordi | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 33.4 g | Not recorded |
| Styan's bulbul | Pycnonotus taivanus | Pycnonotidae | Vulnerable | 26.1 g | Not recorded |
| Spot-necked bulbul | Pycnonotus tympanistrigus | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 33.5 g | Not recorded |
| Ashy-fronted bulbul | Pycnonotus cinereifrons | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 36.7 g | Not recorded |
| Streak-eared bulbul | Pycnonotus conradi | Pycnonotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cream-eyed bulbul | Pycnonotus pseudosimplex | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 25.1 g | Not recorded |
| Aceh bulbul | Pycnonotus snouckaerti | Pycnonotidae | Endangered | 30 g | Not recorded |
| Pale-eyed bulbul | Pycnonotus davisoni | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 26.3 g | Not recorded |
| Pale-faced bulbul | Pycnonotus leucops | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | 28.9 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Brachypus melanocephalus | Pycnonotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |