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title: "Chinese buulbuul"
description: "Pycnonotus sinensis — Vogels. The light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis), also called the Chinese bulbul, is a species of bird in the bulbul family found in Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/light-vented-bulbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chinese buulbuul

> Pycnonotus sinensis — Vogels. The light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis), also called the Chinese bulbul, is a species of bird in the bulbul family found in Asia.

- Scientific name: *Pycnonotus sinensis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 27559
- Wikidata: [Q1061015](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1061015)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14621](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14621)

## Names

- en: Light-vented Bulbul
- de: Chinabülbül
- es: Bulbul Chino
- fr: Bulbul de Chine
- nl: Chinese buulbuul
- pl: Bilbil chiński

## Countries with the most observations

TW (11025), CN (9322), HK (3521), MO (664), KR (474), JP (469), VN (224)

## Summary

The light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis), also called the Chinese bulbul, is a species of bird in the bulbul family found in Asia. A common species of songbird that favors lightly wooded habitats, it can frequently be seen in towns, suburbs and urban parks within its range.

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

## Photo

![Chinese buulbuul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/light-vented-bulbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14621

## Machine access

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