Mountain greenbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Arizelocichla |
Species: | A. nigriceps
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Binomial name | |
Arizelocichla nigriceps (
Shelley, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
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The mountain greenbul (Arizelocichla nigriceps), or eastern mountain greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in eastern Africa. Its diet consists of fruit and nectar. [2]
The mountain greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then classified in Andropadus and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla. [3] Alternatively, some authorities classify the mountain greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus. Some authorities also consider the olive-breasted greenbul to be a subspecies of the mountain greenbul, while others consider the mountain greenbul itself to be a subspecies of the western greenbul. [4] [5] The common name, 'mountain greenbul', is also used as an alternate name for the western and Cameroon greenbuls.
Mountain greenbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Arizelocichla |
Species: | A. nigriceps
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Binomial name | |
Arizelocichla nigriceps (
Shelley, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
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The mountain greenbul (Arizelocichla nigriceps), or eastern mountain greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in eastern Africa. Its diet consists of fruit and nectar. [2]
The mountain greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then classified in Andropadus and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla. [3] Alternatively, some authorities classify the mountain greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus. Some authorities also consider the olive-breasted greenbul to be a subspecies of the mountain greenbul, while others consider the mountain greenbul itself to be a subspecies of the western greenbul. [4] [5] The common name, 'mountain greenbul', is also used as an alternate name for the western and Cameroon greenbuls.