Yellow-throated leaflove

Yellow-throated leaflove
Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Atimastillas
Oberholser, 1905
Species: A. flavicollis
Binomial name
Atimastillas flavicollis
(Swainson, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Chlorocichla flavicollis
  • Criniger flavicollis
  • Haematornis flavicollis
  • Ixus flavicollis
  • Pycnonotus flavicollis
  • Trichophorus flavicollis
  • Xenocichla flavicollis

The yellow-throated leaflove (Atimastillas flavicollis) is a species of leaflove in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is the only species of the monotypic genus Atimastillas. The yellow-throated leaflove is found in western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Taxonomy and systematics

The yellow-throated leaflove was originally described in the genus Haematornis (a synonym for Pycnonotus) and later classified within Chlorocichla before being moved to the genus Atimastillas in 2010.[2] Not all authorities have adopted this latest genus change. Formerly, various authorities have classified the yellow-throated leaflove in several other genera, including Criniger, Ixus and Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda).[3] Alternatively, some authorities have classified the yellow-throated leaflove as synonymous with the yellow-throated greenbul.[4] Alternate names for the yellow-throated leaflove include the mango bulbul, yellowthroat and yellow-throated greenbul. The alternate name 'yellowthroat' is not to be confused with the species of the genus Geothlypis.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[5]

References


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