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title: "Chestnut Bulbul"
description: "Hemixos castanonotus — Birds. The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/chestnut-bulbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chestnut Bulbul

> Hemixos castanonotus — Birds. The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

- Scientific name: *Hemixos castanonotus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1860
- Wikidata: [Q1303382](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1303382)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14684](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14684)

## Names

- en: Chestnut Bulbul
- de: Maronenbülbül
- fr: Bulbul marron
- nl: Kastanjerugbuulbuul
- pl: Szczeciak kasztanowaty

## Countries with the most observations

CN (924), HK (689), MO (46), VN (16), TW (15)

## Summary

The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests; it primarily resides in the canopy.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut_bulbul

## Photo

![Chestnut Bulbul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chestnut-bulbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256069639

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chestnut-bulbul?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).