White-headed bulbul
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Cerasophila Bingham, 1900 |
| Species: | C. thompsoni
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| 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. 2016. IUCN: 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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