How big is a Grey-headed Bristlebill?

The Grey-headed Bristlebill is a small sized bird weighing about 45 g.

Where can you see a Grey-headed Bristlebill?

The Grey-headed Bristlebill occurs in 11 countries, including Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Nigeria and Liberia.

What birds look similar to a Grey-headed Bristlebill?

The Grey-headed Bristlebill is most easily confused with the Red-tailed Bristlebill, the Yellow-eyed Bristlebill and the Yellow-lored Bristlebill.

Is the Grey-headed Bristlebill endangered?

The Grey-headed Bristlebill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Grey-headed Bristlebill

Bleda canicapillus

Bulbuls · Passeriformes · Rare

The Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus) is a rare bulbul found in 11 countries, weighing about 45 g. The grey-headed bristlebill is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

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Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Grey-headed Bristlebill

The grey-headed bristlebill is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps.

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Where it lives

Ghana Côte d’Ivoire Gambia Nigeria Liberia Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Senegal Guinea Benin Togo

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Grey-headed Bristlebill look like?: The grey-headed bristlebill is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
How big is a Grey-headed Bristlebill?: The Grey-headed Bristlebill is a small sized bird weighing about 45 g.
Where can you see a Grey-headed Bristlebill?: The Grey-headed Bristlebill occurs in 11 countries, including Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Nigeria and Liberia.
What birds look similar to a Grey-headed Bristlebill?: The Grey-headed Bristlebill is most easily confused with the Red-tailed Bristlebill, the Yellow-eyed Bristlebill and the Yellow-lored Bristlebill.
Is the Grey-headed Bristlebill endangered?: The Grey-headed Bristlebill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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