White-headed Bulbul
White-headed Bulbul (<em>Hypsipetes thompsoni</em>) is a species of Bulbuls (<em>Pycnonotidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
White-headed Bulbul (Hypsipetes thompsoni) is a species of Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Hypsipetes; binomial: Hypsipetes thompsoni; authority: (Bingham, 1900).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Oriental Region.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Formerly assigned to the monotypic genus Cerasophila, but the species is embedded within Hypsipetes, sister to Hypsipetes leucocephalus. Move to Hypsipetes (Shakya & Sheldon 2017).
