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title: "Yellow-browed Bulbul"
description: "Acritillas indica — Aves. The yellow-browed bulbul (Acritillas indica), or golden-browed bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-browed-bulbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-browed Bulbul

> Acritillas indica — Aves. The  yellow-browed bulbul (Acritillas indica), or golden-browed bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

- Scientific name: *Acritillas indica*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1431
- Wikidata: [Q1305365](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1305365)
- iNaturalist taxon: [495192](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/495192)

## Names

- en: Yellow-browed Bulbul
- de: Goldbrauenbülbül
- es: Bulbul cejiamarillo
- fr: Bulbul à sourcils d'or
- nl: Goudbrauwbuulbuul
- pl: Szczeciak złotolicy

## Countries with the most observations

IN (926), LK (323)

## Summary

The  yellow-browed bulbul (Acritillas indica), or golden-browed bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in the forests of southern India and Sri Lanka. The yellow-browed bulbul is mainly yellow on the underside and olive above with a distinct yellow brow. They are easily located by their loud calls but tend to skulk within foliage below the forest canopy. While its taxonomic classification has changed over time, it is currently the sole species within the monotypic genus Acritillas which is closely related to Hemixos.

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

## Photo

![Yellow-browed Bulbul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-browed-bulbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250279052

## Machine access

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