The western greenbul (''Arizelocichla tephrolaema'') is a species of the
bulbul
The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical As ...
family of
passerine birds. It is found in the
Cameroonian Highlands forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The western greenbul was originally described in the genus ''
Trichophorus
''Criniger'' is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species of ''Criniger'' are found in western and central Africa.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Criniger'' was introduced in 1820 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck, ...
'' (a synonym for ''Criniger'') and then classified in ''
Andropadus'' before being re-classified to the new genus ''
Arizelocichla
''Arizelocichla'' is a genus of greenbuls, songbirds in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae). The genus was revived in 2010 when twelve species of bulbuls from the genus '' Andropadus'' were separated and re-classified in the genus ''Arizelocichla'' ...
'' in 2010. Alternatively, some authorities classify the Western greenbul in the genus ''
Pycnonotus''. Some authorities also consider the
olive-breasted and
Uluguru greenbul
The Uluguru greenbul (''Arizelocichla neumanni'') is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in eastern Tanzania.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Uluguru greenbul was originally described in the genus ''Arizelocichla'' in 19 ...
to be subspecies of the western greenbul. Alternate names for the western greenbul include the grey-throated bulbul, grey-throated greenbul, olive-breasted mountain greenbul and western mountain greenbul. The alternate name mountain greenbul should not be confused with the species of the same name, ''
Arizelocichla nigriceps
The mountain greenbul (''Arizelocichla nigriceps''), or eastern mountain greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in eastern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
The mountain greenbul was originally described in th ...
''. The alternate name 'western mountain greenbul' is also used by the olive-breasted greenbul and the alternate name 'grey-throated bulbul' is also used by the
Palawan bulbul.
Subspecies
Two
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
are recognized:
* Bamenda grey-throated greenbul (''A. t. bamendae'') -
( Bannerman, 1923): found in the
Cameroonian Highlands forests ;
* ''A. t. tephrolaema'' -
( GR Gray, 1862): found in the
Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests.
Distribution and habitat
It is found on Bioko, in western Cameroon and adjacent Nigeria. Its natural
habitats are boreal
forests, subtropical or tropical moist
montane forests, and subtropical or tropical dry
shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...
.
References
* BirdLife International 2004.
Andropadus tephrolaemus 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
western greenbul
The western greenbul (''Arizelocichla tephrolaema'') is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The western greenbul was originally described in the genus ''Tr ...
Birds of the Gulf of Guinea
Birds of Central Africa
western greenbul
The western greenbul (''Arizelocichla tephrolaema'') is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The western greenbul was originally described in the genus ''Tr ...
western greenbul
The western greenbul (''Arizelocichla tephrolaema'') is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The western greenbul was originally described in the genus ''Tr ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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