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Black-headed Bulbul

Brachypodius melanocephalos (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The black-headed bulbul is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in forests in south-eastern Asia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pycnonotidae
Genus:
   Brachypodius
Scientific:
  Brachypodius melanocephalos


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Lanius melanocephalos

Type locality:
  Sandwich Islands, error; type locality corrected to Sumatra, by Oberholser, 1912, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 60, no. 7, p. 10, footnote 1.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2896909


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C72EC8C8A7DF7AC2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C72EC8C8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C72EC8C8


Taxonomic Serial Number:

Geographic range:

  • Brachypodius melanocephalos melanocephalos: northeastern India to southwestern China, southeastern Asia, Sumatra and most associated islands, Java, Bali, Borneo, and Palawan
  • Brachypodius melanocephalos hyperemnus: Simeulue (off northwestern Sumatra)
  • Brachypodius melanocephalos baweanus: Bawean Island (Java Sea)
  • Brachypodius melanocephalos hodiernus: Maratua Islands (Celebes Sea)
English:
Black-headed Bulbul
Catalan:
bulbul capnegre
Czech:
bulbul černohlavý
Danish:
Sorthovedet Bulbul
German:
Schwarzkopfbülbül
Spanish:
Bulbul Cabecinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Bulbul Cabecinegro
Finnish:
mustahuppubulbuli
French:
Bulbul cap-nègre
Croatian:
plavooki bulbul
Hungarian:
feketefejű bülbül
Italian:
Bulbul testanera
Japanese (romaji):
zugurohiyodori
Japanese:
ズグロヒヨドリ
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvis bulbiulis
Dutch:
Zwartkopbuulbuul
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthovudbylbyl
Norwegian:
Svarthodebylbyl
Polish:
bilbil czarnogłowy
Portuguese:
bulbul-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
bulbul-de-cabeça-preta
Russian:
Черноголовый бюльбюль
Slovak:
bylbyl čiernohlavý
Serbian:
Crnoglavi bulbul
Swedish:
svarthuvad bulbyl
Ukrainian:
Бюльбюль чорноголовий
Chinese:
黑头鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭鵯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Microtarsus melanocephalos) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Microtarsus melanocephalos) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Microtarsus melanocephalos) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Microtarsus melanocephalos) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black-headed Bulbul ( Brachypodius melanocephalos) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pycnonotus atriceps [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Brachypodius [melanocephalos or fuscoflavescens] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bengali: কালামাথা বুলবুল
Catalan: bulbul capnegre
Czech: bulbul černohlavý
Danish: Sorthovedet Bulbul
German: Schwarzkopfbülbül
English: Black-headed Bulbul
English, HBW: Black-headed Bulbul
English (IOC): Black-headed Bulbul
English (United States): Black-headed Bulbul
Spanish: Bulbul Cabecinegro, Bulbul de Cabeza Negra
Spanish (Spain): Bulbul Cabecinegro
Spanish (HBW): Black-headed Bulbul
Estonian: karbusbülbül
Finnish: mustahuppubulbuli
French: Bulbul cap-nègre
Croatian: plavooki bulbul
Hungarian: feketefejű bülbül
Indonesian: Burung Cucak Kuricang, Cucak kuricang
Italian: Bulbul testanera
Japanese (romaji): zu-guro hiyo-dori, zugurohiyodori
Japanese: ズグロヒヨドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 頭黒鵯
Scientific: Brachypodius atriceps, Brachypodius atriceps atriceps, Brachypodius melanocephalos, Lanius melanocephalos, Microtarsus melanocephalos, Pycnonotus atriceps, Pycnonotus atriceps atriceps, Turdus atriceps
Lithuanian: Juodagalvis bulbiulis
Mongolian: тоорцогт нохой шагшуур
Malay: Burung Merbah Siam, Merbah Siam
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): тоорцогт нохой шагшуур
Dutch: Zwartkopbuulbuul, Zwartkop-buulbuul
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthovudbylbyl
Norwegian: Svarthodebylbyl
Polish: bilbil czarnoglowy, bilbil czarnogłowy
Pinyin: hēi-tóu bēi
Portuguese: bulbul-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): bulbul-de-cabeça-preta
Russian: Черноголовый бюльбюль, Черноголовый настоящий бюльбюль
Slovak: bylbyl čiernohlavý
Serbian: Crnoglavi bulbul
Swedish: Svarthuvad bulbyl
Thai: นกปรอดทอง
Thai (Transliteration): nók pa-ròaat tʰoaaŋ
Turkish: Kara başlı arapbülbülü
Ukrainian: Бюльбюль чорноголовий
Vietnamese: Chào mào vàng đầu đen, Chim Chào mào vàng đầu đen, Chim Chào mào vàng ngực đen
Chinese: 黑头鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭鵯

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