- White-headed Bulbul
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White-headed Bulbul Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae Genus: Hypsipetes
Vigors, 1831Species: H. thompsoni Binomial name Hypsipetes thompsoni
(Bingham, 1900)Synonyms Cerasophila thompsoni Bingham, 1900
The White-headed Bulbul (Hypsipetes thompsoni) is a songbird species in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae). It is the sometimes separated in a monotypic genus Cerasophila (literally meaning "cherry-lover").[1]
It is found in Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[2]
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References
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008). Hypsipetes thompsoni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 June 2009.
- Gregory, Steven M. (2000): Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae). Forktail 16: 164-166. PDF fulltext
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