The terrestrial brownbul (''Phyllastrephus terrestris'') is a species of

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in the bulbul family,

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. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and

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Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the terrestrial brownbul include the bristle-necked brownbul, brownbul, scrub bulbul and terrestrial bulbul.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized: * Nyasa terrestrial brownbul (''P. t. suahelicus'') - Reichenow, 1904: Found from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique * ''P. t. intermedius'' - Gunning & Roberts, 1911: Found in southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique & adjacent eastern South Africa * ''P. t. rhodesiae'' - Roberts, 1917: Found from south-western Angola, Zambia, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and south-western Tanzania to northern Botswana, northern Zimbabwe and north-eastern Mozambique * ''P. t. terrestris'' - Swainson, 1837: Found in eastern and southern South Africa

References

External links

* (Terrestrial brownbul =) Terrestrial bulbul
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
Pycnonotidae Phyllastrephus Birds of East Africa Birds described in 1837 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pycnonotidae-stub