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Grey-headed Bristlebill (canicapillus)

Bleda canicapillus canicapillus (Hartlaub, KJG 1854)

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

Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG 1854)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 2, no.1 p.25

Protonym:
  Trichophorus canicapillus

Type locality:
  Sierra Leone, Gambia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49195#page/661/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E9F70626F96E5BFC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E9F70626

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E9F70626

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 920184

English:
Grey-headed Bristlebill (canicapillus)
French:
Bulbul fourmilier (canicapillus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (canicapillus) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (canicapillus) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (canicapillus) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (canicapillus) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (nominate) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (nominate) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (nominate) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (nominate) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (nominate) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (nominate) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (nominate) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Grey-headed Bristlebill (nominate) ( Bleda canicapillus canicapillus)
Avilist 2025:
Bleda canicapillus canicapillus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Bleda canicapilla canicapilla [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Bleda canicapillus canicapillus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Bleda canicapillus canicapillus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bleda canicapillus canicapillus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Bleda canicapillus

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Other synonyms

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German: Graukopfbleda
English: Gray-headed Bristlebill, Grey-headed Bristlebill, Grey-headed Bristlebill (canicapillus), Grey-headed Bristlebill (nominate)
Spanish: Pico de Vibrisas de Cabeza Gris
French: Bulbul fourmilier, Bulbul fourmilier (canicapillus), Bulbul fourmilier (nominal), Bulbul fourmilier (nominale), Bulbul fourmilier (race nominale)
Italian: Bulbul beccosetoloso testagrigia
Scientific: Bleda canicapilla canicapilla, Bleda canicapillus canicapillus, Trichophorus canicapillus
Dutch: Grijskopblada

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