Red-tailed greenbul
| Red-tailed greenbul | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Subspecies C. c. verreauxi, illustration by Keulemans, 1881 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Criniger |
| Species: | C. calurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Criniger calurus (Cassin, 1857) | |
The red-tailed greenbul (Criniger calurus), also known as the red-tailed bulbul, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.
Distribution and habitat
The bulbul's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and is found in:
- Angola,
- Benin,
- Cameroon,
- Central African Republic,
- Republic of the Congo,
- Democratic Republic of the Congo,
- Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea,
- Gabon,
- Ghana,
- Guinea,
- Guinea-Bissau,
- Liberia,
- Mali,
- Nigeria,
- Senegal,
- Sierra Leone,
- South Sudan,
- Togo, and
- Uganda.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Criniger calurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
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