White-headed bulbul

White-headed bulbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Cerasophila
Bingham, 1900
Species: C. thompsoni
Binomial name
Cerasophila thompsoni
Bingham, 1900
Synonyms
  • Hypsipetes thompsoni Bingham, 1900

The white-headed bulbul (Cerasophila thompsoni) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

It is found in Myanmar and north-western Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

The white-headed bulbul is classified in the monotypic genus Cerasophila (literally meaning "cherry-lover").[3] Alternatively, some authorities classify the species in the genus Hypsipetes. Alternate names for the white-headed bulbul include Bingham's bulbul and brown-vented bulbul.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Cerasophila thompsoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22713253A94367535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713253A94367535.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ BLI (2008)
  3. ↑ Gregory (2000)

References

  • Gregory, Steven M. (2000): Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae). Forktail 16: 164-166. PDF fulltext


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