Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus) - HBW 10, p. 220
French: Bulbul fourmilier
German: Graukopfbleda
Spanish: Bulbul Hormiguero
Taxonomy: Trichophorus canicapillus Hartlaub, 1854, Sierra Leone.
Recently shown by acoustic and morphological studies to form a superspecies with B. notatus, a relationship hitherto unrecognized; the two appear to meet in SE Nigeria (Cross River National Park region) and SW Cameroon (Takamanda Forest Reserve). Species name sometimes given as canicapilla, but genus is masculine, and in any case this species name is invariable. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- morelorum Érard, 1992 - W Gambia and SW Senegal.
- canicapillus (Hartlaub, 1854) - Guinea-Bissau E to SE Nigeria (also isolated population on Jos Plateau) and extreme SW Cameroon (Takamanda).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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bird coming to drink and later taking a bath Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp morelorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 January 2012 15 weeks ago 2 min 4.7 -
several birds perching Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp morelorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 January 2012 16 weeks ago 1 min 3 sec 4.5 -
hunting on ants on the forest floor Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp morelorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 January 2012 16 weeks ago 1 min 17 sec 3.8
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1 bird comes to drink
Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp morelorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 4 January 2005 3 years ago 4 -
1 bird,very shy
Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp morelorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 4 January 2005 3 years ago 3.7 -
Bird resting on a metal frame
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Johannes Pfleiderer 6 March 2011 1 year ago 3.4
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