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Grey-headed Bulbul
Microtarsus priocephalus (Jerdon, 1839)
The grey-headed bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus) is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The grey-headed bulbul (Microtarsus priocephalus) is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in south-western India, and found from Goa south to Tamil Nadu at altitudes up to 1200m. It is found in dense reeds or thickets mainly near rivers and swampy areas inside forests.
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Questions
Where does the Grey-headed Bulbul live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: southwestern India.
What family is the Grey-headed Bulbul in?
It belongs to the family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
Oriental: southwestern India
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Microtarsus
Other birds in the genus Microtarsus
Black-and-white BulbulMicrotarsus melanoleucos
Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictus
Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalos
Andaman BulbulMicrotarsus fuscoflavescens
Blue-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus nieuwenhuisii
Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
Golden GreenbulCalyptocichla serinus
Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatus
Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
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