The Buff-vented Bulbul is Iole crypta. A field record from Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, places it at a lowland primary-forest edge, attracted to ripe Bridelia tomentosa fruit.
In the identified adult photograph, the back and wings are olive-brown, while the throat and belly appear pale gray-buff.
At Ipoh, it was observed at the edge of lowland primary forest, attracted to ripe Bridelia tomentosa fruits.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.