Dodson's bulbul
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Pycnonotus |
Species: | P. dodsoni
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Binomial name | |
Pycnonotus dodsoni Sharpe, 1895
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Dodson's bulbul (Pycnonotus dodsoni) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.[1] It is found in eastern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
Some authorities treat the Dodson's bulbul as a subspecies of the common bulbul and formerly it has also been considered as a subspecies of the dark-capped bulbul. Alternate names include the Somali geelgat and African white-eared bulbul as well a name already in use by another species (white-eared bulbul).[2]
Distribution and habitat
Dodson's bulbul is found from northern Somalia and south-eastern Ethiopia to east-central Kenya.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- ^ "Pycnonotus dodsoni - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
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