Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Black Bulbul
The Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) 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
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Bulbul
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus psaroides
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus nigrescens
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus concolor
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus ambiens
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus sinensis
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus stresemanni
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus leucothorax
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus leucocephalus
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus nigerrimus
- Hypsipetes leucocephalus perniger
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Turdus] leucocephalus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- China; type locality restricted to the Canton district, Kwangtung, ex Sonnerat, apud Mayr, 1942, Journ. f. Orn., 89, p. 379.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.829
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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