| Criniger | |
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| White-bearded greenbul (above) and yellow-bearded greenbul (below) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Criniger Temminck, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| Criniger barbatus (Western bearded greenbul) Temminck, 1821 | |
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Criniger is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species of Criniger are found in western and central Africa.
The genus Criniger was introduced in 1820 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck, [1] the name Criniger is Latin for "long-haired" (from crinis, meaning "hair" and gerere, meaning "to carry"). [2] A year later Temminck designated the type species as the western bearded greenbul. [3] [4]
The genus contains five species: [5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| - | Western bearded greenbul | Criniger barbatus | Guinean Forests of West Africa |
| - | eastern bearded greenbul | Criniger chloronotus | Congolian rainforests |
| - | Red-tailed greenbul | Criniger calurus | African tropical rainforest |
| - | White-bearded greenbul | Criniger ndussumensis | Congolian rainforests |
| - | Yellow-bearded greenbul | Criniger olivaceus | Upper Guinean forests |
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Criniger:
| Authority control databases: National |
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