White-throated greenbul

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White-throated greenbul
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White-throated greenbul (above), and Yellow-throated Olive greenbul (below)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Phyllastrephus
Species:
P. albigularis
Binomial name
Phyllastrephus albigularis
(Sharpe, 1881)
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Synonyms
  • Xenocichla albigularis

The white-throated greenbul (Phyllastrephus albigularis), or white-throated bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in many parts of central and western Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The white-throated greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda). The alternate name, 'white-throated bulbul', should not be confused with the species of the same name, Alophoixus flaveolus.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Phyllastrephus albigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103819468A94355784. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103819468A94355784.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-05.