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Bornean bristlehead

Pityriasis gymnocephala (Temminck, 1836)

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The bornean bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala) is a species in the family Pityriaseidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 118 g to 140 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Bornean bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala)
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Quick facts about the bornean bristlehead

Weight
118 g – 140 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bornean bristlehead live?

Not recorded

What is the bornean bristlehead?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Bornean bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala), also variously known as the bristled shrike, bald-headed crow or the bald-headed wood-shrike, is the only member of the passerine family Pityriasidae and genus Pityriasis. This enigmatic and vulnerable species is endemic to the southeast Asian island of Borneo, where it lives in small groups in the rainforest canopy.

From the Wikipedia article “Bornean bristlehead” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bornean_bristlehead&oldid=1379926862), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bornean bristlehead endangered?

The bornean bristlehead is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the bornean bristlehead classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPityriaseidae
  6. genusPityriasis
  7. SpeciesPityriasis gymnocephala (Temminck, 1836)

Synonyms Barita gymnocephala

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Bald-headed crowEnglish
  • Bald-headed wood-shrikeEnglish
  • Bristled shrikeEnglish
  • BristleheadEnglish
  • gimnocèfalCatalan
  • pestrohlávek bornejskýCzech
  • cigydd gwrychogWelsh
  • BorneobørstehovedDanish
  • WarzenkopfGerman
  • KahlkopfwürgerGerman
  • PitiriaseedojEsperanto
  • bornea pitiriazoEsperanto
  • GimnocéfaloSpanish
  • سرفرچهای بورنئوPersian
  • tulikaulusFinnish
  • borneonlepinkäinenFinnish
  • Barite chauveFrench
  • Pityriase chauveFrench
  • חנקן בורנאי קירחHebrew
  • crvenoglavkaCroatian
  • sörtésfejű gébicsHungarian
  • Tiong-batu kalimantanIndonesian
  • Corvo calvoItalian
  • Testariccia del BorneoItalian
  • ブタゲモズJapanese
  • 보르네오때까치Korean
  • šeriuotoji medšarkėLithuanian
  • Burung JambulMalay
  • BorneoborstelkopDutch
  • BørstehovudNorwegian Nynorsk
  • børstehodeNorwegian
  • gołogłówPolish
  • gimnocéfalo-de-bornéuPortuguese
  • gimnocéfalo-do-bornéuPortuguese
  • ЩетинкоголовRussian
  • Щетинковый сорокопутRussian
  • bradavčiak džungľovýSlovak
  • Borneanska čekinjarkaSerbian
  • borstskrikaSwedish
  • Borneo FırçakafasıTurkish
  • 棘头鵙Chinese
  • 棘毛伯勞Chinese

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Relatives of the bornean bristlehead

Other species in the same order Passeriformes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bornean bristlehead?

An adult bornean bristlehead weighs 118 g – 140 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bornean bristlehead endangered?

The bornean bristlehead is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the bornean bristlehead?

The bornean bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala) belongs to the family Pityriaseidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bornean_bristlehead_2026,
  title = {Bornean bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bornean-bristlehead},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}