
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Pycnonotus finlaysoni Strickland, 1844
20 cmLength26 gWeight
It has a brown body and conspicuous yellow streaks on the throat and upper breast.
Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam
How to identify
Field marks
- Forehead, ear-coverts, throat and upper breast with yellow streaks
- Leading edge of wing and outer tail feathers tinged yellow
- Lower breast and belly with white streaks
- Yellow around the vent
Male, female and young
Juveniles resemble adults but have duller yellow.
Voice
The song is loud and clear, consisting of a series of varied guttural notes.
Where and when it's recorded
Stripe-throated Bulbul has been recorded at 196 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Cat Tien NPVietnam1,157 records
- Kaeng Krachan NPThailand855 records
- Kaeng Krachan NP – km 9 vicinityThailand822 records
More places
- Khao Yai NPThailand623 records
- Kaeng Krachan NP – Baan Maka Nature LodgeThailand616 records
- Kaeng Krachan NP – Ban Krang CampgroundsThailand604 records
- Cat Tien National Park – HQVietnam594 records
- Taman Negara NP Kuala TahanMalaysia474 records
- Khao Yai NP – headquarters vicinityThailand432 records
- Khao Dinsor (Khao Dinso) / Chumphon Raptor CenterThailand413 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 stripe-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni), or streak-throated bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia where its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest. It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being of "least concern".
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Questions
How big is the Stripe-throated Bulbul?
The Stripe-throated Bulbul is about 20 cm long and weighs around 26 g.
Where does the Stripe-throated Bulbul live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: southern China, Thailand, southern Indochina and Malay Peninsula. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.
When is the best time to see the Stripe-throated Bulbul?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and March (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Stripe-throated Bulbul endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Stripe-throated Bulbul as Least Concern.
What does the Stripe-throated Bulbul eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Stripe-throated Bulbul in?
It belongs to the family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 20 cm
- Weight
- 26 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 80 mm
- Tail
- 79 mm
- Bill
- 17 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: southern China, Thailand, southern Indochina and Malay Peninsula
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Pycnonotus finlaysoni eous s China, Thailand and s 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
Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescens
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- EnglishStripe-throated Bulbul
- 简体中文纹喉鹎
- 繁體中文紋喉鵯
- 日本語キビタイヒヨドリ
- DeutschStreifenkehlbülbül
- FrançaisBulbul de Finlayson
- EspañolBulbul de Finlayson
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- ItalianoBulbul golastriata
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