Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)

OTHER NAMES: N/A

Latin Etymology: Pycnonotus ("strong back") goiavier ("guava")

Adult Yellow-vented Bulbul (subspecies P. g. jambu) in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore - February 2019

Featured Subspecies: Pycnonotus goiavier jambu
Weight: 60g  /  Length: 18cm  /  Wingspan: 20-25cm
 NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

As only my second ever species of bulbul, the yellow-vented came as a bit of a contrast to the brown-eared ones of Japan.  While certainly one of the top ten most common birds I saw on the trip, it wasn't ubiquitous in the same way the brown-eared is and certainly considerably quieter.  Unlike in Japan though, there are a number of species of bulbul present which makes identification slightly more effort, especially as there are a few similar looking species - the yellow rump but otherwise fairly drab colouration is distinctive here.

Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
SUBSPECIES: P. g. jambu, P. g. personatus, P. g. analis, P. g. gourdini, P. g. goiavier, P. g. samarensis, P. g. suluvensis

 - Sighting Locations -

CAMBODIA - Khmer - ចាបក្រួច

A common resident..

 - CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: Common in Siem Reap

MALAYSIA - Malay - Merbah Kapur ("Lime Bulbul")

Common resident.

 - MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE 2016 TRIP: Seen regularly in Kuala Lumpur, though intermittently. 

SINGAPORE - Common resident

 - CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2016 TRIP: Common in Ang Mo Kio.

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto