Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/). Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Pycnonotus xantholaemus - Yellow-throated Bulbul
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This rare species is endemic to India (mainly in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala). It inhabits rocky hillsides rich with fruiting plants, at the heights of 300m-1,800m asl. It mostly forages on fruits and insects. It breeds during June-August (BirdLife International 2016).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining, with the current population estimate of 2,500-9,999 individuals. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to granite quarrying, chopping trees for fuelwood, and domestic livestock on fruits (BirdLife International 2001).
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assam | |||||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | |||||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
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| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | |||||||||||||
| Kerala | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | |||||||||||||
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| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
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| Pondicherry | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
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| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
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BirdLife International 2016. Pycnonotus xantholaemus . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22712719A94345114. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712719A94345114.en. Accessed on 10 February 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Pycnonotus xantholaemus (Jerdon, 1845) – Yellow-throated Bulbul. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/pycnonotus-xantholaemus, accessed 2025/01/24.