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Sharpe's greenbul
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Phyllastrephus
Species:	P. alfredi
Binomial name
Phyllastrephus alfredi (Shelley, 1903)
Synonyms
Bleda alfredi Phyllastrephus flavostriatus alfredi Phyllastrephus olivaceo-griseus alfredi

Sharpe's greenbul (Phyllastrephus alfredi) or the Malawi greenbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Africa in south-western Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and northern Malawi.

Taxonomy and systematics

Sharpe's greenbul was originally described in the genus Bleda. Alternatively, some authorities classify it as a subspecies of the yellow-streaked greenbul. Formerly, some authorities have considered Fischer's greenbul as a subspecies of Sharpe's greenbul.

References

1. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
2. "Phyllastrephus alfredi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
3. "Phyllastrephus fischeri - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.

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