The white-headed bulbul (Hypsipetes thompsoni) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.[1][2]
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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: | Hypsipetes |
| Species: | H. thompsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypsipetes thompsoni (Bingham, 1900)
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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
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gregory (2000)
References
edit- Gregory, Steven M. (2000): Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae). Forktail 16: 164–166. PDF fulltext
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