White-headed bulbul

White-headed bulbul
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Hypsipetes
Species:	H. thompsoni
Binomial name
Hypsipetes thompsoni (Bingham, 1900)
Synonyms
Cerasophila thompsoniBingham, 1900 Hypsipetes thompsoniBingham, 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

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

1. 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. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela C. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List . Version 10.2. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
3. Gregory (2000)

References

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