The Cream-striped Bulbul lives in the foothills and lower mountains of western Sumatra. It searches for food in the middle and upper levels of forest and visits fruiting trees.
It has a brown crest, pale streaks on the breast, a white throat, and pale orange eyes.
It forages in pairs or small groups in the middle and upper forest levels, and may gather at fruiting trees and shrubs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.