Grey-headed bristlebill | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Bleda |
Species: | B. canicapillus |
Binomial name | |
Bleda canicapillus (Hartlaub, 1854) | |
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Synonyms | |
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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.
The grey-headed bristlebill was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger ). [2]
Two subspecies are recognized: [3]
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