| Joyful greenbul | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Chlorocichla |
| Species: | C. laetissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorocichla laetissima (Sharpe, 1899) | |
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The joyful greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima) or joyful bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The joyful greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and later re-classified within Chlorocichla.
Subspecies
Two subspecies of the joyful greenbul are recognized:
- C. l. laetissima - (Sharpe, 1899): Found from southern Sudan to south-western Kenya and north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- C. l. schoutedeni - Prigogine, 1954: Found in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Zambia
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Chlorocichla laetissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712869A94352468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712869A94352468.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Stevenson, Terry; Fanshawe, John (December 1, 2004). Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi. A&C Black. pp. 322–. ISBN 978-0-7136-7347-0.
- "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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