Wildlifeof Thailand
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotidae
Photo: Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Pycnonotus cafer
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, nectar and insects
Habitat
Scrub, farmland and towns
Range
South Asia; introduced elsewhere
A dark-crested brown bulbul with a red vent, it adapts readily to farms and towns and eats varied plant and animal food (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Red-vented Bulbul eat?
- Fruit, nectar and insects
- What habitat does the Red-vented Bulbul live in?
- Scrub, farmland and towns
- Where is the Red-vented Bulbul found?
- South Asia; introduced elsewhere