The red-tailed bristlebill (''Bleda syndactylus'') or common bristlebill, is a species of

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family, Pycnonotidae. It is widely present throughout the African tropical rainforest.

Taxonomy and systematics

The red-tailed bristlebill was originally described in the genus ''Dasycephala'' (a synonym for ''

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Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: * Gabon bristlebill (''B. s. syndactylus'') - ( Swainson, 1837): Found from Sierra Leone to western Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola * Uganda bristlebill (''B. s. woosnami'') - Ogilvie-Grant, 1907: Also named Bocage's bristlebill. Found from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southern Sudan, western Kenya, north-western Zambia

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red-tailed bristlebill The red-tailed bristlebill (''Bleda syndactylus'') or common bristlebill, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is widely present throughout the African tropical rainforest. Taxonomy and systematics The red-tailed bri ...

Birds of the African tropical rainforest

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