Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Grey-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus bres), recorded as Endangered
Grey-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus bres). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Grey-cheeked Bulbul

Alophoixus bres

Grey-cheeked Bulbul is a perching bird in the family Pycnonotidae (order Passeriformes) — Alophoixus bres, recorded as Endangered and tied to Indonesia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Alophoixus bres
Recorded from
Indonesia
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Pycnonotidae · Alophoixus

Appearance

The brown-cheeked bulbul is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Range and habitat

It is found on Java and Bali. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Perching birds hold with three toes forward and one back. A named island starling or leafbird in this catalog is a wild population, not a cage type.

In crisis

Grey-cheeked Bulbul is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Grey-cheeked Bulbul, Wikidata item Q795629. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Grey-cheeked Bulbul?
Grey-cheeked Bulbul is a perching bird in the family Pycnonotidae (order Passeriformes) — Alophoixus bres.
What is the conservation status of Grey-cheeked Bulbul?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Alophoixus bres. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Grey-cheeked Bulbul live?
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Why is Grey-cheeked Bulbul in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Alophoixus bres?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Grey-cheeked Bulbul a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.