Bleda canicapillus (Grey-headed Bristlebill)

Grey-headed Bristlebill

Bleda canicapillus (Hartlaub, KJG 1850)

The grey-headed bristlebill is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pycnonotidae
Genus:
   Bleda
Scientific:
  Bleda canicapillus

Original description

Citation:
(Hartlaub, KJG 1850)

Reference:
J. f. Orn. 2 p.25

Protonym:
Trichophorus canicapillus

Type locality:
Sierra Leone, Gambia.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13867443

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
D4B9EE90D79F3FCD

Avibase ID:
avibase-D4B9EE90

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D4B9EE90

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916227

Geographic range:

Bleda canicapillus: Senegal and Gambia east to Nigeria

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Grey-headed Bristlebill
Catalan:
bulbul de bigotis formiguer
Czech:
bulbulec guinejský
Danish:
Gråhovedet Børstenæb
German:
Graukopf-Borstenbülbül
Spanish:
Bulbul Hormiguero
Spanish (Spain):
Bulbul Hormiguero
Finnish:
guineansukasnokka
French:
Bulbul fourmilier
Croatian:
sivouzdi bulbul
Hungarian:
szürkefejű bléda
Italian:
Beccoriccio testagrigia
Japanese (romaji):
haigashirahigehiyodori
Japanese:
ハイガシラヒゲヒヨドリ
Lithuanian:
pilkagalvis šeriasnapis bulbiulis
Dutch:
Grijskopblada
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråhovudbørstebylbyl
Norwegian:
Gråhodebørstebylbyl
Polish:
bleda szarogłowa
Portuguese:
Tuta-cabeça-velha
Portuguese (Portugal):
bulbul-formigueiro
Russian:
Гвинейский бюльбюль
Slovak:
afrobyl mravčí
Serbian:
Sivoglavi brkati bulbul
Swedish:
gråhuvad borstbulbyl
Ukrainian:
Бюльбюль-довгодзьоб сіроголовий
Chinese:
灰头须鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頭鬚鵯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapilla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapilla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bulbul fourmilier ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bulbul fourmilier ( Bleda canicapilla) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Gray-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapilla) [version 1]
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Gray-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapilla) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Bleda canicapilla [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Bleda canicapilla [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Bleda canicapilla [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapilla) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapilla) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapilla) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Grey-headed Bristlebill ( Bleda canicapillus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bleda canicapillus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bleda canicapillus [version 1]

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