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 NT    Grey-headed Greenbul* Id (Atlas):
    Phyllastrephus poliocephalus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Grey-headed Greenbul, Gray-headed Greenbul, Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
20 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1892)

Habitat
Tall, mature rainforest at intermediate elevations, secondary forest and secondary growth but always near primary forest. From 500 - 1,800 m, rarely to 2,000 m, being most abundant at 1,200 - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)
Cameroon (B) (NB), Nigeria (B) (NB).

Extreme south-eastern Nigeria (Obudu Plateau) and western Cameroon (Banyang Mbo and Mt Manengouba south to Mt Cameroon).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradatio through unsustainable exploitation for timber and firewood, uncontrolled burning and encroachment for agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

 
Grey-headed Greenbul (Phyllastrephus poliocephalus) [XC263600]
     by Jacob C. Cooper from Rumpi Hills northwest of Dikome Balue, Cameroon (call)

 
Grey-headed Greenbul (Phyllastrephus poliocephalus) [XC401257]
     by id from Bakossi NP--Kodmin Forest, Cameroon (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Yellow-streaked Greenbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) and has been considered conspecific by some authors.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Grey-headed Greenbul (Phyllastrephus poliocephalus) - 10 files


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