How big is a Spot-necked Bulbul?

The Spot-necked Bulbul is a small sized bird weighing about 33 g.

Where can you see a Spot-necked Bulbul?

The Spot-necked Bulbul is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Spot-necked Bulbul?

The Spot-necked Bulbul is most easily confused with the Orange-spotted Bulbul, the Straw-headed Bulbul and the Pale-eyed Bulbul.

Is the Spot-necked Bulbul endangered?

The Spot-necked Bulbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Spot-necked Bulbul

Pycnonotus tympanistrigus

Bulbuls · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus) is a legendary bulbul found only in Indonesia, weighing about 33 g. The spot-necked bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats fruitforest33 g

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 1 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 2 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 3 — Photo: Jacobson E. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 4 — Photo: Jacobson E. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 5 — Photo: Jacobson E. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 6 — Photo: Jacobson E. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 7 — Photo: Jacobson E. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 8 — Photo: Jacobson E. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 9 — Photo: Jacobson E. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus), photo 10 — Photo: Jacobson E. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Spot-necked Bulbul

The spot-necked bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Sumatra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The spot-necked bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos and later placed in Pycnonotus. Alternate names for the spot-necked bulbul include the olive-crowned bulbul, olive-necked bulbul and small white-streaked bulbul.

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When to see it

Best months: January, August, with peak activity in January. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Spot-necked Bulbul look like?: The spot-necked bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
How big is a Spot-necked Bulbul?: The Spot-necked Bulbul is a small sized bird weighing about 33 g.
Where can you see a Spot-necked Bulbul?: The Spot-necked Bulbul is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Spot-necked Bulbul?: The Spot-necked Bulbul is most easily confused with the Orange-spotted Bulbul, the Straw-headed Bulbul and the Pale-eyed Bulbul.
Is the Spot-necked Bulbul endangered?: The Spot-necked Bulbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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