White-headed bulbul
White-headed bulbul | |
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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 | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ BLI (2008)
- ↑ Gregory (2000)
References
- Gregory, Steven M. (2000): Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae). Forktail 16: 164-166. PDF fulltext
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