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Grey-headed Greenbul
Phyllastrephus poliocephalus (Reichenow, 1892)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The grey-headed greenbul (Phyllastrephus poliocephalus), or grey-headed yellow-bellied greenbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Grey-headed greenbul; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:43:52.909062+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phyllastrephus poliocephalus (Reichenow, 1892)
- Name authority
- (Reichenow, 1892)
- Common name
- Grey-headed Greenbul
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Phyllastrephus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae G. R. Gray, 1840
- genusPhyllastrephus Swainson, 1832
- speciesPhyllastrephus poliocephalus (Reichenow, 1892)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phyllastrephus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pale-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus fulviventris Cabanis, 1876 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Icterine GreenbulPhyllastrephus icterinus (Bonaparte, 1850) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sassi's Olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus lorenzi Sassi, 1914 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xavier's GreenbulPhyllastrephus xavieri (Oustalet, 1892) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Baumann's Olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus baumanni Reichenow, 1895 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi (Sharpe, 1882) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigularis (Sharpe, 1882) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus (Sharpe, 1876) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Toro Olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochloris (F. J. Jackson, 1906) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens Swainson, 1837 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans (Reichenow, 1879) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris Swainson, 1837 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Xenocichla poliocephala Reichenow, 1892 Reichenow, 1892 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562078 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4H4VB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.