Slender-billed greenbul
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Stelgidillas Oberholser, 1899 |
| Species: | S. gracilirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Stelgidillas gracilirostris Strickland, 1844 | |
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The slender-billed greenbul (Stelgidillas gracilirostris) is a species in the monotypic genus of Stelgidillas of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The slender-billed greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and was re-classified to the genus Stelgidillas in 2010.[2] Alternatively, some authorities classify the slender-billed greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus.[3] Alternate names for the slender-billed greenbul include the Cameroon sombre greenbul and Cameroon greenbul. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Arizelocichla montana.
Former species
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Stelgidillas:
- Toro olive greenbul (as Stelgidillas hypochloris)[4]
Subspecies
Two subspecies of the slender-billed greenbul are recognized:[5]
- Congo slender-billed greenbul (S. g. gracilirostris) - Strickland, 1844: Found from Senegal and Guinea-Bissau to southern Sudan, western Kenya, western Tanzania, south-central Democratic Republic Congo and north-western Angola
- Kikuyu slender-billed greenbul (S. g. percivali) - (Neumann, 1903): Found in central Kenya
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Stelgidillas gracilirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ↑ "Stelgidillas gracilirostris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ↑ "Phyllastrephus hypochloris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.