Species of Thailand
White-headed bulbul
Hypsipetes thompsoni
Charles Thomas Bingham, 1900
In Thai: นกปรอดเทาหัวขาว
The white-headed bulbul (Hypsipetes thompsoni) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
It is found in Myanmar and north-western Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Taxonomy and systematics
The white-headed bulbul was previously placed in the monotypic genus Cerasophila (literally meaning "cherry-lover"). Following recently molecular phylogenetic studies, it is now placed in the genus Hypsipetes. Alternate names for the white-headed bulbul include Bingham's bulbul and brown-vented bulbul.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Hypsipetes
- Species
- Hypsipetes thompsoni
Common names
- Thai: นกปรอดเทาหัวขาว
Synonyms
- Hypsipetes thompsoni, Charles Thomas Bingham (1900)
- Cerasophila thompsoni, Charles Thomas Bingham (1900)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Lang
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Doi Phu Kha National Park
- Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
- Khun Chae National Park
- Mae Sot District, Tak
- Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai
- Pha Daeng National Park
- Phu Chi Fa Forest Park
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park