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Sooty-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus aurigaster (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster latouchei Greg Irving 2023-05-18 Lai Ngao (near Muang Yai), Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai, Thailand (Thailand) (340 m) song - [sono] 802510
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster patrik Åberg 08-08-2009 Biak Island, Papua , Biak (Indonesia) (? m) Song (A) -   40696
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Greg Irving 2023-07-25 Sulawesi: Tangkoko lowlands, Sulawesi Utara Province (Indonesia) (20 m) song -

Very common in towns and agriculture. Here I set the microphone out on the patio as I gathered my gear inside.

 823085
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Marc Anderson 2018-05-03 Sulawesi: Tangkoko lowlands, Sulawesi Utara Province (Indonesia) (30 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

 414596
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Bruno Durand Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Bali Province (Indonesia)   -   20369211
macaulaylibrary.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Dave Guo 2022-11-30 Datong Village, Meilan District, Haikou, Hainan, Haikou (China) (10 m) call - [also] [sono] 770530
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster David Farrow ?-?-? Sulawesi, Indonesia (Indonesia) (? m) calls (A) -   19858
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster thais Albert Noorlander 2026-01-04 Makham, Makham District, Chanthaburi, Makham (Thailand) (10 m) uncertain - [sono] 1070700
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster David Darrell-Lambert 2025-06-17 Song Phi Nong, Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi, Kaeng Krachan (Thailand) (130 m) call - [sono] 1007326
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Bo Shunqi 2010-03-13 Hemen, Huangqiang, Haifeng, Shan Wei Shi, Guangdong Province, Shanwei (China) (20 m) adult, alarm call, sex uncertain -

BY SONY PCM-D50

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 721354
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Tom Squires 2019-06-12 Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Jembrana, Bali, Bali (mainland) (Indonesia) (10 m) song -

singing from electricity line at 2.5 m height on the edge of scrub habitat and the side of a paved road

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 482292
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster klossi Marc Anderson 2014-07-16 Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani (Thailand) (220 m) song -

bird-seen:no

 207830
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) 2017-08-20 Tambon Mae San, Amphoe Hang Chat, Chang Wat Lampang, Lampang (Thailand) (300 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 383772
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) 2017-01-01 Tambon Mae San, Amphoe Hang Chat, Chang Wat Lampang, Lampang (Thailand) (300 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 348718
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster latouchei Greg Irving 2023-01-14 Huay Laeng Royal Project, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai, Wieng Kaen (Thailand) (1000 m) song - [sono] 775446
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster resurrectus Lars Lachmann 2018-11-29 Zhanjiang Shi, Guangdong Sheng, Guangdong (China) (30 m) alarm call, call -

excitement calls of a group of birds in small sugar cane field

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 446591
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Frank Lambert 2020-09-15 Pos 2, Route to Mekongga, Wawo, North Kolaka Regency, South East Sulawesi, Sulawesi Tenggara Province (Indonesia) (380 m) call, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 598556
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Kelle Moreau 2025-07-05 Samofa, Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, Biak (Indonesia) (90 m) song - [sono] 1029243
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Ahmad Nabil Amir , Kalimantan Timur & Kalimantan Utara Province (Indonesia)   -   650308112
macaulaylibrary.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Albert Lastukhin 2015-12-29 Khánh Vĩnh, Khánh Hòa, Khanh Hoa (Vietnam) (150 m) call, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 305929
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster klossi Frank Lambert 08-11-10 Andong Bor Community Forest, Oddar Meanchey Province, Otdâr Méanchey (Cambodia) (60 m) calls (A) - 88710
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Panji Gusti Akbar 2020-06-26 Kecamatan Bumiaji, Kota Batu, Jawa Timur, Jawa Timur Province (Indonesia) (900 m) call, sex uncertain -

one bird perched around 2 meters straight overheard, with some other bulbul calling from around 15 meters radius. Habitat: agriculture area.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 571699
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Danni Setyawan 2020-01-10 Kecamatan Cilandak (near South Jakarta), Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Jakarta Raya Province (Indonesia) (40 m) adult, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 673480
xeno-canto.org
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Stephan Risch 2023-02-07 Petchaburi, Kaeng Krachan, Kum Nang Phaya Resort and environment, Kaeng Krachan (Thailand) (220 m) song - [sono] 784591
xeno-canto.org
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