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Straw headed bulbul

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Pycnonotus

Higher classification
  
Pycnonotus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pycnonotidae

Scientific name
  
Pycnonotus zeylanicus

Rank
  
Species

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Conservation status
  
Vulnerable (Population decreasing)

Similar
  
Bird, Black‑crested bulbul, Bulbul, Pycnonotus, Sooty‑headed bulbul

The straw-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is found from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss and poaching.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The straw-headed bulbul was originally described in the genus Sturnus. Alternate names for the straw-headed bulbul include the star-crowned bulbul, straw-crowned bulbul and yellow-crowned bulbul.

References

Straw-headed bulbul Wikipedia


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