Grey-headed Bristlebill
Bleda canicapillus(Hartlaub, KJG, 1854)
English (US) Gray-headed Bristlebill
UK name: Grey-headed Bristlebill
The Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Bleda canicapillus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Bristlebill
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Bristlebill
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1854)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Bleda canicapillus canicapillus
- Bleda canicapillus morelorum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trichophorus canicapillus
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1854)
- Type locality
- Sierra Leone, Gambia.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 2, no.1 p.25
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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