Yellow-bellied greenbul

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Yellow-bellied greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris - Yellow-bellied greenbul.jpg
Popa Falls, Namibia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Chlorocichla
Species:
C. flaviventris
Binomial name
Chlorocichla flaviventris
(Smith, A, 1834)
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Synonyms
  • Trichophorus flaviventris

The yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern, southern and west-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and dry savanna.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The yellow-bellied greenbul was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger) and then re-classified within Chlorocichla . Alternate names for the yellow-bellied greenbul include the African yellow-bellied bulbul, yellow-bellied bulbul, yellow-breasted bulbul, yellow-breasted greenbul and yellow-necked greenbul. The latter name is also used as an alternate name by Falkenstein's greenbul. The name 'yellow-bellied bulbul' should not be confused with the species of the same name, Alophoixus phaeocephalus .

Subspecies

Three subspecies of the yellow-bellied greenbul are recognized: [2]

Subspecies C. f. occidentalis, illustration by Keulemans, 1881 ChlorocichlaOccidentalisKeulemans.jpg
Subspecies C. f. occidentalis, illustration by Keulemans, 1881

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Chlorocichla flaviventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22712865A131967581. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22712865A131967581.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.