Red-tailed greenbul

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Red-tailed greenbul
Red-tailed Greenbul from Canopy Walkway - Kakum NP - Ghana 14 S4E1441 (16177963596).jpg
In Kakum NP, Ghana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Criniger
Species:
C. calurus
Binomial name
Criniger calurus
(Cassin, 1856)
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Synonyms
  • Criniger swainsoni
  • Criniger verreauxi
  • Trichophorus calurus

The red-tailed greenbul (Criniger calurus), also known as the red-tailed bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae, native to the African tropical rainforest.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the red-tailed greenbul include the red-tailed bearded bulbul, red-tailed bulbul and thick-billed red-tailed greenbul.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized. [2] Additionally, the white-bearded greenbul was also originally described as a subspecies of the red-tailed greenbul: [3] [4]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Criniger calurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22713120A131968293. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713120A131968293.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. "Criniger ndussumensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. "White-bearded Greenbul (Criniger ndussumensis)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.