Puff-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)
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Puff-throated Bulbul

Alophoixus pallidus (Swinhoe, 1870)

≈22 cmLength46 gWeight

This large bulbul has a body length of 23 cm and fluffy white throat feathers.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, China, Vietnam

Looks like White-throated Bulbul

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Fluffy white feathers on the throat
  2. Upperparts olive
  3. Underparts yellow
  4. Legs and feet black, iris and bill brown

Male, female and young

The sexes cannot be distinguished by appearance.

Similar species

White-throated Bulbul
White-throated Bulbul

Similar in appearance to White-throated Bulbul, but Puff-throated Bulbul has duller underparts.

Where and when it's recorded

Puff-throated Bulbul has been recorded at 128 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Khao Yai NPThailand948 records
  2. Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary – Wat Tham Pha PlongThailand822 records
  3. Jianfengling NNRChina601 records
More places
  1. Khao Yai NP – headquarters vicinityThailand506 records
  2. Cuc Phuong NPVietnam380 records
  3. Khao Yai NP – km 33 TrailThailand331 records
  4. Nam Nao NP – visitor center & campgrounds vicinityThailand301 records
  5. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical GardenChina286 records
  6. Khao Yai NP – Pha Kluai MaiThailand252 records
  7. Nam Nao NPThailand252 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandChinaVietnamCambodiaLaosMyanmar (Burma)

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 puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in Southeast Asia.

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Questions

How big is the Puff-throated Bulbul?

The Puff-throated Bulbul is about ≈22 cm long and weighs around 46 g.

Where does the Puff-throated Bulbul live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in Thailand, China and Vietnam.

When is the best time to see the Puff-throated Bulbul?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Puff-throated Bulbul endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Puff-throated Bulbul as Least Concern.

What does the Puff-throated Bulbul eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Puff-throated Bulbul in?

It belongs to the family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈22 cm
Weight
46 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
100 mm
Tail
103 mm
Bill
20 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 · 2
  • Alophoixus pallidus henrici sw China, e Myanmar, n Thailand and n Indochina
  • Alophoixus pallidus pallidus Hainan I. (off se China)

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
Genus
Alophoixus

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Puff-throated Bulbul

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