Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (4)
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (SIM) | 黑头鹎 |
| Dutch | Zwartkopbuulbuul |
| English | Black-headed Bulbul |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Bulbul |
| French | Bulbul cap-nègre |
| French (France) | Bulbul cap-nègre |
| German | Schwarzkopfbülbül |
| Indonesian | Cucak kuricang |
| Japanese | ズグロヒヨドリ |
| Norwegian | svarthodebylbyl |
| Polish | bilbil czarnogłowy |
| Russian | Черноголовый бюльбюль |
| Serbian | Crnoglavi bulbul |
| Slovak | bylbyl čiernohlavý |
| Spanish | Bulbul Cabecinegro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Bulbul cabecinegro |
| Swedish | svarthuvad bulbyl |
| Thai | นกปรอดทอง |
| Turkish | Kara Başlı Arapbülbülü |
| Ukrainian | Бюльбюль чорноголовий |
Revision Notes
Leo Gilman prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Microtarsus melanocephalos (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Lanius melanocephalos
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p. 309.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sandwich Islands, error; type locality corrected to Sumatra, by Oberholser, 1912, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 60, no. 7, p. 10, footnote 1.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MICROTARSUS
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
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