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Black-headed mountain greenbul

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Species of bird

Black-headed mountain greenbul
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Arizelocichla
Species: A. nigriceps
Binomial name
Arizelocichla nigriceps
(Shelley, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Andropadus nigriceps
  • Pycnonotus nigriceps
  • Pycnonotus tephrolaemus nigriceps
  • Xenocichla nigriceps

The black-headed mountain greenbul (Arizelocichla nigriceps), also known as the mountain greenbul or eastern mountain greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in eastern Africa. Its diet consists of fruit and nectar.

Taxonomy and systematics

The black-headed mountain greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then classified in Andropadus and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla. Alternatively, some authorities classify the black-headed mountain greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus. Some authorities also consider the olive-breasted mountain greenbul to be a subspecies of the mountain greenbul, while others consider the mountain greenbul itself to be a subspecies of the western mountain greenbul. The common name, 'mountain greenbul', is also used as an alternate name for the western and Cameroon greenbuls.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Arizelocichla nigriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103818214A95028623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103818214A95028623.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Rurangwa, Marie Laure. Impact of land-use change on bird communities of a Rwandan biodiversity hotspot. Diss. University of Oxford, 2020.
  3. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  4. "Arizelocichla nigriceps kungwensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  5. "Arizelocichla kikuyuensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
Taxon identifiers
Arizelocichla nigriceps


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