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 NT    Grey-headed Bulbul* Id (Atlas):
    Brachypodius priocephalus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Grey-headed Bulbul, Gray-headed Bulbul

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jerdon, 1839)

Habitat
During breeding season in evergreen forests. During the non-breeding season, moist deciduous and scrub forests. From 700 - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)
India (B).

Western Ghats (from extreme southern Maharashtra and Goa south to Kerala) and Palni Hills (Tamil Nadu), in south-western India.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss and degradation as forest is converted into plantations, reservoirs, crops and human settlements, is the mian threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Singly or in pairs, but sometimes in groups of 4 - 8.

Food
Berries and other fruit. Also some insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

 
Grey-headed Bulbul (Brachypodius priocephalus) [XC744688]
     by Sathyan Meppayur from Vellarimala, Wayanad, Kerala, India (call)

 
Grey-headed Bulbul (Brachypodius priocephalus) [XC543150]
     by Sathyan Meppayur from Kuttampuzha, Ernakulam, Kerala, India (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Species name often misspelt as "poiocephalus" owing to long-standing confusion in the literature.


References
See References.


Files:
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