Photo: Tweeddale, 1878 / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Ashy-fronted Bulbul
Pycnonotus cinereifrons
Ashy-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Ashy-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons) is a member of the Pycnonotidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 36.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
- Genus Pycnonotus
- Species cinereifrons
Quick facts
- Weight
- 36.7 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Ashy-fronted Bulbul is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Ashy-fronted Bulbul is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Ashy-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons) is a species of bird in the Pycnonotidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Palawan (sw Philippines).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 36.7 g, with a wing length of about 8.3 cm and a tail of around 7.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 13,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Ashy-fronted Bulbul?
The Ashy-fronted Bulbul is a small bird that weighs around 36.7 g.
Where does the Ashy-fronted Bulbul live?
The Ashy-fronted Bulbul is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Palawan (sw Philippines), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Ashy-fronted Bulbul belong to?
The Ashy-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons) belongs to the Pycnonotidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Ashy-fronted Bulbul eat?
The Ashy-fronted Bulbul is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Ashy-fronted Bulbul migrate?
The Ashy-fronted Bulbul is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Ashy-fronted Bulbul endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Ashy-fronted Bulbul make?
1 real field recording of the Ashy-fronted Bulbul — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Ashy-fronted Bulbul's range?
The Ashy-fronted Bulbul has a mapped global range of about 13,000 km².
Conservation
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