Brown-eared bulbul
Amazing fact
Seeds from fruit swallowed by the brown-eared bulbul pass out in its droppings and are carried far away.
国土交通省 中国地方整備局 太田川河川事務所
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Seeds from fruit swallowed by the brown-eared bulbul pass out in its droppings and are carried far away.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Brown-eared bulbul
- Scientific name
- Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Japanese name
- ヒヨドリ
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Hypsipetes
Where the name “Brown-eared bulbul” comes from
The Japanese name hiyodori comes from its “hee-yo, hee-yo” call.
森林総合研究所 多摩森林科学園A bird of Japan and nearby lands such as the Korean Peninsula. It is seen widely, from towns to mountain woods.
Its body is greyish brown with reddish-brown cheeks. When excited, it raises the feathers on its head.
In summer it mainly eats insects, and in winter mainly fruits and seeds. It calls with a shrill 'pee-yo'.
How the Brown-eared bulbul lives
In spring and summer, it builds a nest with twigs, bark and dry grass, among other materials. It drinks nectar from Japanese camellias and carries pollen. In autumn, some travel in flocks from north to south.
国土交通省 中国地方整備局 太田川河川事務所森林総合研究所 多摩森林科学園Basic data
- Size
- Total length: 27 cm日本野鳥の会 BIRD FAN
- Diet
- Insects, plant fruit and seeds国土交通省 山国川河川事務所
Where the Brown-eared bulbul has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ヒヨドリ
- 简体中文
- 栗耳短脚鹎
- 繁體中文
- 栗耳短腳鵯
- 한국어
- 직박구리
- Español
- Bulbul orejipardo
- Français
- Bulbul à oreillons bruns
- Deutsch
- Orpheusbülbül
- Português (Brasil)
- Tuta-de-faces-castanhas
- Italiano
- Bulbul guancebrune
- العربية
- بلبل بني الأذنين
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Merbah bertelinga coklat
- Русский
- Рыжеухий бюльбюль
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 日本野鳥の会 BIRD FAN — ヒヨドリChecked: 2026-11-03
- 国土交通省 山国川河川事務所 — 山国川の鳥図鑑 ヒヨドリChecked: 2026-11-03
- 森林総合研究所 多摩森林科学園 — 渡りをするヒヨドリ（11月）Checked: 2026-11-06
- 国土交通省 中国地方整備局 太田川河川事務所 — ヒヨドリChecked: 2026-11-06
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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