Dodson's bulbul

Dodson's bulbul
	In Kenya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Infraorder:	Passerides
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. dodsoni
Binomial name
	Pycnonotus dodsoni; Sharpe, 1895
Synonyms
	Pycnonotus barbatus chyulu; Pycnonotus barbatus dodsoni; Pycnonotus barbatus littoralis; Pycnonotus barbatus peasei; Pycnonotus barbatus teitensis; Pycnonotus tricolor dodsoni;

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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[:0-1] "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-27.

[2] "Pycnonotus dodsoni - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-03-27.

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