Yellow-lored bristlebill
| Yellow-lored bristlebill | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Bleda |
| Species: | B. notatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bleda notatus (Cassin, 1856) | |
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The yellow-lored bristlebill or lesser bristlebill (Bleda notatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
The yellow-lored bristlebill was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger). Formerly, some authorities considered the yellow-lored bristlebill as conspecific with the green-tailed bristlebill.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- B. n. notatus - (Cassin, 1856): Found from Nigeria to Central African Republic, Congo and Bioko
- Yellow-eyed bristlebill (B. n. ugandae) - Victor Van Someren, 1915: Considered by some authorities as a separate species. Found from central and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo to south-western Sudan and Uganda
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Bleda notatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
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