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(Redirected from Olive-breasted mountain greenbul) Species of bird

Western 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. tephrolaema
Binomial name
Arizelocichla tephrolaema
(GR Gray, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Andropadus tephrolaemus
  • Arizelocichla tephrolaemus
  • Pycnonotus tephrolaemus
  • Trichophorus tephrolaemus

The western greenbul (Arizelocichla tephrolaema) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The western greenbul was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger) and then classified in Andropadus before being re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla in 2010. Alternatively, some authorities classify the Western greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus. Some authorities also consider the olive-breasted and Uluguru greenbul to be subspecies of the western greenbul. Alternate names for the western greenbul include the grey-throated bulbul, grey-throated greenbul, olive-breasted mountain greenbul and western mountain greenbul. The alternate name mountain greenbul should not be confused with the species of the same name, Arizelocichla nigriceps. The alternate name 'western mountain greenbul' is also used by the olive-breasted greenbul and the alternate name 'grey-throated bulbul' is also used by the Palawan bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

Distribution and habitat

It is found on Bioko, in western Cameroon and adjacent Nigeria. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Arizelocichla tephrolaema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712804A94350026. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712804A94350026.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  3. "Arizelocichla kikuyuensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  4. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
Taxon identifiers
Arizelocichla tephrolaema


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