Icterine greenbul
| Icterine greenbul | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Phyllastrephus |
| Species: | P. icterinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllastrephus icterinus (Bonaparte, 1850) | |
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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 Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger).[2] The term icterine refers to its yellowish colouration. Formerly, some authorities have considered Sassi's greenbul and the Liberian greenbul to be subspecies of the icterine greenbul.[3][4] Alternate names for the icterine greenbul include the lesser icterine bulbul and lesser icterine greenbul.
Distribution and habitat
The icterine greenbul is found in Africa from Guinea to Ghana; southern Nigeria to western and southern Uganda, eastern and central Democratic Republic of the Congo and extreme north-western Angola.[5] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and moist savanna.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Phyllastrephus icterinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "Phyllastrephus icterinus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ↑ "Phyllastrephus lorenzi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ↑ "Phyllastrephus leucolepis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
