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White headed bulbul

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Scientific name
  
Hypsipetes thompsoni

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pycnonotidae

Higher classification
  
Hypsipetes

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Genus
  
Hypsipetes Vigors, 1831

Similar
  
Bulbul, Bird, Hypsipetes, Nicobar bulbul, Streak‑breasted bulbul

The white-headed bulbul (Hypsipetes thompsoni) is a songbird species in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae). It is the sometimes separated in a monotypic genus Cerasophila (literally meaning "cherry-lover").

It is found in Myanmar and western Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

References

White-headed bulbul Wikipedia


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