Western bearded greenbul

Western bearded greenbul
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Criniger
Species:	C. barbatus
Binomial name
Criniger barbatus (Temminck, 1821)
Synonyms
Trichophorus barbatus

The western bearded greenbul (Criniger barbatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy

The western bearded greenbul was formally described and illustrated in 1821 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck from a specimen collected in Sierra Leone. He coined the binomial name Trichophorus barbatus. ^[2]

Some authorities formerly considered the eastern bearded greenbul as conspecific with this species. ^[3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: ^[4]

• C. b. barbatus (Temminck, 1821) – Found from Sierra Leone to Benin
• C. b. ansorgeanus Hartert, E, 1907 – Found in southern Nigeria

References

1. BirdLife International (2018). "Criniger barbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22713109A131968075. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713109A131968075.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Temminck, Coenraad Jacob (1838) [1821]. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon (in French). Vol. 3. Paris: F.G. Levrault. Plate 88. The 5 volumes were originally issued in 102 livraison (parts), 1820-1839. For the dates see: Dickinson, E.C. (2001). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 9. The Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées of Temminck & Laugier (1820–1839)". Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden. 335: 7–53.
3. Fishpool, L.; Tobias, J. (2020). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Western Bearded-Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), version 1.0" . Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.wesbeg1.01 . Retrieved 27 June 2021.
4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Bulbuls". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2021.