The yellow-bellied greenbul (''Chlorocichla flaviventris'') is a species of

songbird A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 5000 ...

in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern, southern and west-central Africa. Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical dry

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s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and dry

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Taxonomy and systematics

The yellow-bellied greenbul was originally described in the genus '' Trichophorus'' (a synonym for ''Criniger'') and then re-classified within ''

Chlorocichla ''Chlorocichla'' is a genus of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. They are mainly present throughout the African tropical rainforest, excepted the yellow-bellied greenbul, native to the miombo woodlands. Taxonomy The genus ''Chlor ...

''. Alternate names for the yellow-bellied greenbul include the African yellow-bellied bulbul, yellow-bellied bulbul, yellow-breasted bulbul, yellow-breasted greenbul and yellow-necked greenbul. The latter name is also used as an alternate name by Falkenstein's greenbul. The name 'yellow-bellied bulbul' should not be confused with the species of the same name, '' Alophoixus phaeocephalus''.

Subspecies

Three subspecies of the yellow-bellied greenbul are recognized: * Kenya yellow-bellied greenbul (''C. f. centralis'') - Reichenow, 1887: Originally described as a separate species. Also named the Muanza yellow-throated greenbul. Found from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique * Zambezi yellow-bellied greenbul (''C. f. occidentalis'') - Sharpe, 1882: Originally described as a separate species. Found from north-western Angola to western Tanzania south to north-western Namibia, northern Botswana, northern South Africa and central Mozambique * ''C. f. flaviventris'' - ( Smith, A, 1834): Found in eastern South Africa and southern Mozambique ChlorocichlaOccidentalisKeulemans

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* (Yellow-bellied greenbul = ) Yellow-belled bulbul
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
yellow-bellied greenbul Birds of Southern Africa yellow-bellied greenbul Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pycnonotidae-stub