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Grey-headed bristlebill
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Bleda
Species: B. canicapillus
Binomial name
Bleda canicapillus
(Hartlaub, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Bleda canicapilla
  • Trichophorus canicapillus

The grey-headed bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps.

Taxonomy and systematics

The grey-headed bristlebill was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger).

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • B. c. canicapillus - (Hartlaub, 1854): Found from Guinea-Bissau to south-western Cameroon
  • B. c. morelorum - Érard, 1991: Found in Senegal and Gambia

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Bleda canicapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22713083A131967846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713083A131967846.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Bleda canicapillus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  3. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
Taxon identifiers
Bleda canicapillus


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