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The Straw-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) is a bird found in Malaysia. Found in Malaysia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the Straw-headed bulbul lives

Found in Malaysia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs70%
• 🍎 Fruit30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Questions about the Straw-headed bulbul

Where does the Straw-headed bulbul live?

The Straw-headed bulbul lives in Malaysia. Found in Malaysia.

What does the Straw-headed bulbul eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fruit (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Straw-headed bulbul endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Asia

• Javan blue-banded kingfisher
• Sulu hornbill
• Forest owlet
• Baer's pochard
• Red-vented cockatoo
• Salmon-crested cockatoo

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.