Xavier's greenbul (''Phyllastrephus xavieri'') is a species of
songbird in 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, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa. Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical dry
forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
Xavier's greenbul was originally described in the genus ''
Xenocichla'' (a synonym for ''Bleda''). Some authorities have considered Xavier's greenbul to be a subspecies of the
icterine greenbul
The icterine greenbul (''Phyllastrephus icterinus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in western and central Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
The icterine greenbul was originally described in the genus ''T ...
. The name commemorates the French explorer
Xavier Dybowski who collected natural history specimens in the Congo. Alternate names for Xavier's greenbul include the greater icterine bulbul, greater icterine greenbul and Uganda icterine 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:
* ''P. x. serlei'' -
Chapin, 1949: north and west of
Mt. Cameroon
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(south-western Cameroon)
* Grauer's white-throated greenbul (''P. x. xavieri'') -
( Oustalet, 1892): from Cameroon to western Uganda and north-western Tanzania
References
Xavier's greenbul
Birds of Central Africa
Xavier's greenbul
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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