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Flavescent Bulbul
Pycnonotus flavescens Blyth, 1845
≈18 cmLength29 gWeight
It generally inhabits secondary broadleaf forest below 2,000 m and is also known in Chinese by the vernacular name “yuanwei lü bei” (“round-tailed green bulbul”).
Busiest months: January–February · Most records: Thailand, Vietnam, China
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January–February · Most records: Thailand, Vietnam, China
Flavescent Bulbul has been recorded at 112 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand1,177 records
- Doi Inthanon NPThailand880 records
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi AngkhangThailand641 records
More places
- Kaeng Krachan NP – Panoen Thung (upper elevation) vicinityThailand609 records
- Da Lat – Ta Nung ValleyVietnam468 records
- Mae Wong NP – Chong YenThailand453 records
- Kaeng Krachan NPThailand451 records
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Chinese Cemetery & dump on Doi AngkhangThailand427 records
- Baihualing [General Area]China368 records
- Doi Inthanon NP – Mae Ouam (Km 34.5)Thailand361 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in south-eastern Asia.
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Questions
How big is the Flavescent Bulbul?
The Flavescent Bulbul is about ≈18 cm long and weighs around 29 g.
Where does the Flavescent Bulbul live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Vietnam and China.
When is the best time to see the Flavescent Bulbul?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and February (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Flavescent Bulbul endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Flavescent Bulbul as Least Concern.
What does the Flavescent Bulbul eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Flavescent Bulbul in?
It belongs to the family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈18 cm
- Weight
- 29 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 85 mm
- Tail
- 90 mm
- Bill
- 18 mm
- Tarsus
- 20 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Southeast Asia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Pycnonotus flavescens vividus ne Myanmar, s China, Thailand and n Indochina
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Pycnonotus
Other birds in the genus Pycnonotus
Cream-vented BulbulPycnonotus simplex
Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus
Asian Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneus
Straw-headed BulbulPycnonotus zeylanicus
Spot-necked BulbulPycnonotus tympanistrigus
Cream-eyed BulbulPycnonotus pseudosimplex
Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifrons
White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
Ayeyarwady BulbulPycnonotus blanfordi
Streak-eared BulbulPycnonotus conradi
Pale-eyed BulbulPycnonotus davisoni
Stripe-throated BulbulPycnonotus finlaysoni
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