Bleda canicapillus

(Hartlaub, 1850)

Vernacular names
English : Grey-headed bristlebill
French : Bulbul fourmilier

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Pycnonotidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
The species can reach 22 cm in length for a weight up to 46 g. Thick grey bill, red eyes and small bristle-like feathers around bill. Grey head with light supercillium. Yellow chin, breast and belly. Olive-green back, wings and tail.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in western Africa, from south-west Senegal and west Gambia to south-east Nigeria and extreme north-west Cameroon. Lives in lowland humid forests, woodlands and savanna forest mosaic, to 1000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is common throughout its range and can adapt to disturbed habitats if enough resources remain. Found in many protected areas.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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