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title: "Roodoogbuulbuul"
description: "Pycnonotus brunneus — Vogels. The Asian red-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/asian-red-eyed-bulbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodoogbuulbuul

> Pycnonotus brunneus — Vogels. The Asian red-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

- Scientific name: *Pycnonotus brunneus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 2260
- Wikidata: [Q550476](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550476)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14596](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14596)

## Names

- en: Asian Red-eyed Bulbul
- de: Rotaugenbülbül
- es: Bulbul ojirrojo
- fr: Bulbul aux yeux rouges
- nl: Roodoogbuulbuul
- pl: Bilbil jednobarwny

## Countries with the most observations

MY (1210), TH (280), SG (256), ID (157)

## Summary

The Asian red-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. 
It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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

## Photo

![Roodoogbuulbuul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/asian-red-eyed-bulbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thompson Hyggen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136532162

## Machine access

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