The white-throated greenbul (''Phyllastrephus albigularis''), or white-throated bulbul, 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 many parts of central and western Africa. Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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s and subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

Taxonomy and systematics

The white-throated greenbul was originally described in the genus '' Xenocichla'' (a synonym for ''Bleda''). The alternate name, 'white-throated bulbul', should not be confused with the species of the same name,

Alophoixus flaveolus The white-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus flaveolus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Myanmar and western Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or ...

Subspecies

Two

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are recognized: * Bamenda white-throated greenbul (''P. a. albigularis'') - ( Sharpe, 1881): Found from Senegal and Gambia to southern Sudan, western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo * Angola greenbul (''P. a. viridiceps'') - Rand, 1955: Formerly considered as a separate species. Found in north-western Angola

References

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