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White-headed bulbul

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White-headed bulbul
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Hypsipetes
Species:
H. thompsoni
Binomial name
Hypsipetes thompsoni
(Bingham, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Cerasophila thompsoni Bingham, 1900
  • Hypsipetes thompsoni Bingham, 1900

The white-headed bulbul (Hypsipetes thompsoni) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.[1][2]

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.[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

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The white-headed bulbul was previously placed in the monotypic genus Cerasophila (literally meaning "cherry-lover").[3] Following recently molecular phylogenetic studies, it is now placed in the genus Hypsipetes. Alternate names for the white-headed bulbul include Bingham's bulbul and brown-vented bulbul.[2]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Hypsipetes thompsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713253A94367535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713253A94367535.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List. Version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ Gregory (2000)

References

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  • Gregory, Steven M. (2000): Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae). Forktail 16: 164–166. PDF fulltext