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title: "Sooty-headed Bulbul"
description: "Pycnonotus aurigaster — Birds. The sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) is a species of songbird in the Bulbul family, Pycnonotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sooty-headed-bulbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sooty-headed Bulbul

> Pycnonotus aurigaster — Birds. The sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) is a species of songbird in the Bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

- Scientific name: *Pycnonotus aurigaster*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 9993
- Wikidata: [Q614824](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q614824)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14626](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14626)

## Names

- en: Sooty-headed Bulbul
- de: Rußhaubenbülbül
- es: Bulbul ventridorado
- fr: Bulbul cul-d'or
- nl: Roetkopbuulbuul
- pl: Bilbil złotoplamy

## Countries with the most observations

ID (4203), TH (1448), CN (1296), VN (895), HK (550), SG (369), TL (190), MO (86), KH (78), LA (62), MM (38), TW (31)

## Summary

The sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) is a species of songbird in the Bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
It is found in south-eastern Asia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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

## Photo

![Sooty-headed Bulbul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sooty-headed-bulbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147954030

## Machine access

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