Grey-headed Greenbul
Phyllastrephus poliocephalus(Reichenow, A, 1892)
English (US) Gray-headed Greenbul
UK name: Grey-headed Greenbul
The Grey-headed Greenbul (Phyllastrephus poliocephalus) 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.
Range: montane rainforest of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern CameroonRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Phyllastrephus poliocephalus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Greenbul
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Greenbul
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1892)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Xenocichla poliocephala
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1892)
- Type locality
- Buea, Mt. Cameroon, 1,200 meters.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 40, no.198 p.189,220
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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