Olive-winged Bulbul
Pycnonotus plumosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus plumosus (Olive-winged Bulbul)
About the Olive-winged Bulbul
The olive-winged bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It eats fruit and insects. Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was also considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul. Four subspecies are recognized: P. p. porphyreus - Oberholser, 1912: Found on western Sumatra and nearby islands
P. p. plumosus - Blyth, 1845: Found on Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, Java, Bali and western and southern Borneo P. p. hutzi - Stresemann, 1938: Found on northern and eastern Borneo P. p. hachisukae - Deignan, 1952: Found on islands off northern Borneo and south-western Philippines Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tanjung Puting National Park
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
Sooty-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus brunneus
Cream-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus simplex
Hook-billed Bulbul
Setornis criniger
Yellow-bellied Bulbul
Alophoixus phaeocephalus
Streaked Bulbul
Ixos malaccensis
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
Black-and-red Broadbill
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
White-chested Babbler
Trichastoma rostratum
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Slender-billed Crow
Corvus enca
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Olive-winged Bulbul in Tanjung Puting National Park?
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Olive-winged Bulbul sighting in Tanjung Puting National Park, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olive-winged Bulbul in Tanjung Puting National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Olive-winged Bulbul in Tanjung Puting National Park in our monthly data.