Cream-vented Bulbul

Cream-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus simplex

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Jakarta

In 3 days ~10%

18 Verified sightings at Jakarta
1,316 In all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Cream-vented Bulbul

The cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its breast might sometimes look a little yellow.

Alternate names for the cream-vented bulbul include the white-eyed brown bulbul and white-eyed bulbul. The latter alternate name is also shared with the white-spectacled bulbul. White-eyed populations of bulbuls on Borneo formerly thought to belong to this species are now considered a distinct species, the cream-eyed bulbul (P. pseudosimplex).

Found on Java Smythies, B.E.; & Davison, G.W.H. (1999). The Birds of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo): Kota Kinabalu. ISBN 983-812... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:26

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1077284 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:19

Malaysia · 2019

© Marc Anderson · XC503661 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:16

Malaysia · 2025

© Étienne Leroy · XC1076687 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
2 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
4 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
7 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
8 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
9 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
10 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%
3 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cream-vented Bulbul in Jakarta?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cream-vented Bulbul sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 138 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cream-vented Bulbul in Jakarta?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cream-vented Bulbul in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cream-vented Bulbul?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cream-vented Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Jakarta the best place to see a Cream-vented Bulbul?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Cream-vented Bulbul sightings, Jakarta ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 10%) and Singapore (Singapore, under 5%).

Where does the Cream-vented Bulbul sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cream-vented Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Jakarta (18 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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