Somewhat similar to Zamboanga and Philippine Bulbuls, but Yellow-wattled has a crest and an obvious yellow eye-ring.

Song consists of a short, rather tuneless whistled melody, often finishing higher.

Five subspecies are recognized:[2] Not much is known about this species but it is often observed feeding on fruit.

Nest is described as cup-shaped with a typical clutch size of 3 eggs.

[4] Its natural habitats at tropical moist lowland secondary forest and forest edge up to 1,000 meters above sea level, it tends to avoid more intact primary forest[5] The IUCN Red List has assessed this bird as least-concern species as it has a wide range and seems to be able to persist and even thrive in degraded habitats.