Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni)
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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

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Forehead, ear-coverts, throat and upper breast with yellow streaks
  2. Leading edge of wing and outer tail feathers tinged yellow
  3. Lower breast and belly with white streaks
  4. 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

  1. Cat Tien NPVietnam1,157 records
  2. Kaeng Krachan NPThailand855 records
  3. Kaeng Krachan NP – km 9 vicinityThailand822 records
More places
  1. Khao Yai NPThailand623 records
  2. Kaeng Krachan NP – Baan Maka Nature LodgeThailand616 records
  3. Kaeng Krachan NP – Ban Krang CampgroundsThailand604 records
  4. Cat Tien National Park – HQVietnam594 records
  5. Taman Negara NP Kuala TahanMalaysia474 records
  6. Khao Yai NP – headquarters vicinityThailand432 records
  7. Khao Dinsor (Khao Dinso) / Chumphon Raptor CenterThailand413 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandMalaysiaVietnamCambodiaLaosSingapore

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

Stripe-throated Bulbul

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