Yellow-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier

The Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) is a bird found in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia. Gardens, parks and towns across Southeast Asia. It eats fruit, nectar and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Pycnonotus goiavier
Region	Asia
Found in	Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia

🏡 Where the Yellow-vented bulbul lives

Gardens, parks and towns across Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit50%
🌸 Nectar20%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has a cheerful song, and a bright yellow patch under the tail.

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Recorded by David Darrell-Lambert (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1069296. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Yellow-vented bulbul

Where does the Yellow-vented bulbul live?

The Yellow-vented bulbul lives in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia. Gardens, parks and towns across Southeast Asia.

What does the Yellow-vented bulbul eat?

fruit (about 50%), nectar (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Yellow-vented bulbul endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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