Grey-headed bristlebill

Grey-headed bristlebill
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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).^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:^[3]

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

References

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Bleda canicapillus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22713083A94358365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713083A94358365.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
^ "Bleda canicapillus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.

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[1] BirdLife International (2016). "Bleda canicapillus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22713083A94358365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713083A94358365.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[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.

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