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Dodson's bulbul
In Kenya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
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. 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).

Distribution and habitat

Dodson's bulbul is found from northern Somalia and south-eastern Ethiopia to east-central Kenya.

References

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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