Cream-eyed Bulbul
Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0

Bulbuls

Cream-eyed Bulbul

Pycnonotus pseudosimplex

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Borneo (Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia)
Family
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The cream-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus pseudosimplex) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.
It was formerly considered a white-eyed color morph of the red-eyed Bornean population of the cream-vented bulbul (P. simplex), especially as actual white-eyed morphs of P. simplex exist outside of Borneo. However, genetic analysis indicates that the Bornean white-eyed population is genetically distinct from P. simplex and most closely related the ashy-fronted bulbul (P. cinereifrons) of Palawan in the Philippines, whereas the Bornean red-eyed population is most closely related to white-eyed P. simplex from mainland Southeast Asia, though it could still warrant recognition as a separate subspecies or even species.

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Range and habitat

Borneo (confirmed from Sarawak, Sabah, and northeastern Kalimantan, but probably more widespread).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.