Dodson's bulbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Pycnonotus |
Species: | P. dodsoni |
Binomial name | |
Pycnonotus dodsoni Sharpe, 1895 | |
Synonyms | |
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Dodson's bulbul (Pycnonotus dodsoni) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. [1] It is found in eastern Africa.
Some authorities treat the Dodson's bulbul as a subspecies of the common bulbul and formerly it has also been considered as a subspecies of the dark-capped bulbul. Alternate names include the Somali geelgat and African white-eared bulbul as well a name already in use by another species (white-eared bulbul). [2]
Dodson's bulbul is found from northern Somalia and south-eastern Ethiopia to east-central Kenya. [1]
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