---
title: "Spectacled Bulbul"
description: "Rubigula erythropthalmos — Vogels. The spectacled bulbul (Rubigula erythropthalmos), also known as the lesser brown bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/spectacled-bulbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spectacled Bulbul

> Rubigula erythropthalmos — Vogels. The spectacled bulbul (Rubigula erythropthalmos), also known as the lesser brown bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

- Scientific name: *Rubigula erythropthalmos*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 911
- iNaturalist taxon: [793163](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/793163)

## Names

- en: Spectacled Bulbul
- de: Salvadoribülbül
- es: Bulbul de Anteojos o de Ojos Rojos
- fr: Bulbul oeil-de-feu

## Countries with the most observations

MY (567), TH (127), ID (100)

## Summary

The spectacled bulbul (Rubigula erythropthalmos), also known as the lesser brown bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. The spectacled bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254273913

## Machine access

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