Black-capped Bulbul
Rubigula melanictera(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Black-capped Bulbul
The Black-capped Bulbul (Rubigula melanictera) 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: Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rubigula melanictera
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-capped Bulbul
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- [Muscicapa] melanictera
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.941
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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