Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa] (Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul)

Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa] (= Hypsipetes leucocephalus) (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The black bulbul, also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found primarily in the Himalayas, its range stretching from India eastward to Southeast Asia. It is the type species of the genus Hypsipetes, established by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in the early 1830s. There are a number of subspecies, mostly varying in the shade of the body plumage which ranges from grey to black, and some also occur in white-headed morphs, as also suggested by its specific epithet leucocephalus, literally "white head". The legs and bill are always rich orange-red. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pycnonotidae
Genus:
   Hypsipetes
Scientific:
  Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Original description

Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.829

Protonym:
[Turdus] leucocephalus

Type locality:
China; type locality restricted to the Canton district, Kwangtung, ex Sonnerat, apud Mayr, 1942, Journ. f. Orn., 89, p. 379.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656324

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
601085ACD20E1459

Avibase ID:
avibase-601085AC

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/601085AC

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560557

Geographic range:

Hypsipetes leucocephalus leucocephalus: Maritime provinces of se China
Hypsipetes leucocephalus stresemanni: SW China (Likiang Mts. of nw Yunnan) to Thailand and s Laos
Hypsipetes leucocephalus leucothorax: E China (Sichuan to Shaanxi and Hebei); winters to s Laos
Hypsipetes leucocephalus psaroides: Himalayas of n Afghanistan to e Assam and se Tibet
Hypsipetes leucocephalus nigrescens: E Assam (s of the Brahmaputra) to w Myanmar
Hypsipetes leucocephalus concolor: E Myanmar to sw China, e Thailand, Laos and s Vietnam
Hypsipetes leucocephalus perniger: Hainan (s China)
Hypsipetes leucocephalus nigerrimus: Taiwan
Hypsipetes leucocephalus sinensis: E Myanmar to sw China; winters to Thailand and s Laos
Hypsipetes leucocephalus ambiens: NE Myanmar to sw China (w Yunnan in Irrawaddy watershed)
Hypsipetes ganeesa ganeesa: SW India (Western Ghats)
Hypsipetes ganeesa humii: Sri Lanka
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul
French:
Bulbul noir ou B. des Ghats

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Himalayan Black or Square-tailed Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa])
Birdlife checklist version 00: Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Asian Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bulbul noir ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bulbul noir ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club: Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hypsipetes leucocephalus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Hypsipetes [madagascariensis or leucocephalus]

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