Red-vented bulbul: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-vented bulbul lives – recorded in 22 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pycnonotus cafer
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	22 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Pycnonotidae

Where does the red-vented bulbul live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-vented bulbul in 22 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Spain, Fiji, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kuwait, New Caledonia, Oman, French Polynesia, Saudi Arabia, Samoa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

India
Sri Lanka
United States
Nepal
United Arab Emirates (introduced)
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Pakistan
Fiji (introduced)
China
Myanmar
French Polynesia (introduced)
Qatar
Oman (introduced)
Samoa (introduced)
Spain (introduced)
New Caledonia (introduced)
Kuwait (introduced)
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (introduced)
American Samoa
Bahrain (introduced)
Saudi Arabia (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the red-vented bulbul endangered?

The red-vented bulbul’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-vented bulbul?

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Pycnonotidae, genus Pycnonotus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-vented bulbul

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family of passerines. It is a resident breeder across South Asia extending east to Burma. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world and has established itself in Argentina, Tonga and Fiji, as well as parts of Samoa, USA and Cook Islands. It is included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species. In New Zealand they were the target of a successful extermination campaign in 1955, however they are still sporadically reported.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-vented bulbul (revision 1357311384), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q509455 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).