Olive-winged Bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus)
About the Olive-winged Bulbul
The olive-winged bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It eats fruit and insects. Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was also considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul. Four subspecies are recognized: P. p. porphyreus - Oberholser, 1912: Found on western Sumatra and nearby islands P. p. plumosus - Blyth, 1845: Found on Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, Java, Bali and western and southern Borneo P. p. hutzi - Stresemann, 1938: Found on northern and eastern Borneo P. p. hachisukae - Deignan, 1952: Found on islands off northern Borneo and south-western Philippines.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 82 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensisrecording
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferrecording
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusrecording
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.