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Bristlebill
The bristlebills are a genus ''Bleda'' of passerine birds in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. They are found in the forest understorey of western and central Africa. They forage for insects at or near ground-level, often near water. They will follow driver ant swarms to catch prey items fleeing from the ants and they frequently join mixed-species feeding flocks. They are 18–23 cm long with fairly long, stout bills. The upperparts are mainly green-brown while the underparts are yellow. The birds have whistling songs. The nest is made of leaves or sticks and built in a shrub or small tree. Two eggs are laid. Taxonomy The genus ''Bleda'' was introduced in 1857 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the red-tailed bristlebill as the type species. The genus was named after Bleda, elder brother of Attila and joint ruler of the Huns. Species The genus contains five species: * Red-tailed bristlebill (''Bleda syndactylus'') * Green-tailed bristlebill (''Bleda exim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 bristlebill was originally described in the genus ''Dasycephala'' (a synonym for ''Attila Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European traditio ...''). 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 Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green-tailed Bristlebill
The green-tailed bristlebill (''Bleda eximius'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa from Sierra Leone to Ghana. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The green-tailed bristlebill was originally described in the genus ''Trichophorus ''Criniger'' is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species of ''Criniger'' are found in western and central Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Criniger'' was introduced in 1820 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck, ...'' (a synonym for ''Criniger''). Formerly, some authorities considered the yellow-lored bristlebill as conspecific with the green-tailed bristlebill. References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20090819023218/http://www.arkive.org/green-tailed-bristlebill/bleda-eximius/ * http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/green-tailed-bristlebill-bleda-eximius green-tailed bristlebill Birds of West Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 bristlebill was originally described in the genus ''Dasycephala'' (a synonym for ''Attila Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European traditio ...''). 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 Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-lored Bristlebill
The yellow-lored bristlebill or lesser bristlebill (''Bleda notatus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa. Taxonomy and systematics The yellow-lored bristlebill was originally described in the genus ''Trichophorus'' (a synonym for ''Criniger''). Formerly, some authorities considered the yellow-lored bristlebill as conspecific with the green-tailed bristlebill The green-tailed bristlebill (''Bleda eximius'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa from Sierra Leone to Ghana. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habita .... References * Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) ''Birds of Africa south of the Sahara'', Struik, Cape Town. Further reading * yellow-lored bristlebill Birds of the Gulf of Guinea Birds of Central Africa yellow-lored bristlebill Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pycnonotidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pycnonotidae
The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan. A few insular species occur on the tropical islands of the Indian Ocean. There are 160 species in 32 genera. While different species are found in a wide range of habitats, the African species are predominantly found in rainforest, whereas Asian bulbuls are predominantly found in more open areas. Taxonomy The family Pycnonotidae was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840 as a subfamily Pycnonotinae of the thrush family Turdidae. The Arabic word ''bulbul'' (بلبل) is sometimes used to refer to the "nightingale" as well as the bulbul, but the English word ''bulbul'' refers to the birds discussed in this article. A few species that were previously considered to be membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-headed Bristlebill
The grey-headed bristlebill (''Bleda canicapillus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps. Taxonomy and systematics The grey-headed bristlebill was originally described in the genus ''Trichophorus'' (a synonym for ''Criniger''). Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''B. c. canicapillus'' - (Hartlaub Karel Johan Gustav Hartlaub (8 November 1814 – 29 November 1900) was a German physician and ornithologist. Hartlaub was born in Bremen, and studied at Bonn and Berlin before graduating in medicine at Göttingen. In 1840, he began to study and ..., 1854): Found from Guinea-Bissau to south-western Cameroon * ''B. c. morelorum'' - Érard, 1991: Found in Senegal and Gambia References External links grey-headed bristlebill Birds of West Africa grey-headed bristlebill Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulbul
The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan. A few insular species occur on the tropical islands of the Indian Ocean. There are 160 species in 32 genera. While different species are found in a wide range of habitats, the African species are predominantly found in rainforest, whereas Asian bulbuls are predominantly found in more open areas. Taxonomy The family Pycnonotidae was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840 as a subfamily Pycnonotinae of the thrush family Turdidae. The Arabic word ''bulbul'' (بلبل) is sometimes used to refer to the " nightingale" as well as the bulbul, but the English word ''bulbul'' refers to the birds discussed in this article. A few species that were previously considered to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-eyed Bristlebill
The yellow-eyed bristlebill (''Bleda ugandae'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical As ... family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa. References yellow-eyed bristlebill Birds of Central Africa yellow-eyed bristlebill {{Pycnonotidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-throated Leaflove
The yellow-throated leaflove (''Atimastillas flavicollis'') is a species of leaflove in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is the only species of the monotypic genus ''Atimastillas''. The yellow-throated leaflove is found in western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Taxonomy and systematics The yellow-throated leaflove was originally described in the genus '' Haematornis'' (a synonym for ''Pycnonotus'') and later classified within '' Chlorocichla'' before being moved to the genus ''Atimastillas'' in 2010. Not all authorities have adopted this latest genus change. Formerly, various authorities have classified the yellow-throated leaflove in several other genera, including ''Criniger'', '' Ixus'' and ''Xenocichla'' (a synonym for ''Bleda''). Alternatively, some authorities have classified the yellow-throated leaflove as synonymous with the yellow-throated greenbul. Alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjöstedt's Greenbul
Sjöstedt's greenbul (''Baeopogon clamans'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in western and central Africa. Taxonomy and systematics Sjöstedt's greenbul was originally described in the genus ''Xenocichla'' (a synonym for ''Bleda''), then re-classified to ''Baeopogon''. The common name commemorates the Swedish ornithologist Bror Yngve Sjöstedt. Alternate names for Sjöstedt's greenbul include Sjöstedt's bulbul, Sjöstedt's honeyguide bulbul, Sjöstedt's honeyguide greenbul, Sjöstedt's white-tailed greenbul and white-tailed greenbul. The latter alternate name is also used by the honeyguide greenbul and the swamp palm bulbul. Distribution and habitat It is found from south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon to Central African Republic and extreme north-western Angola; central and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripe-cheeked Greenbul
The stripe-cheeked greenbul (''Arizelocichla milanjensis'') is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy and systematics The stripe-cheeked 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''. Alternatively, some authorities classify the stripe-cheeked greenbul in the genus ''Pycnonotus ''Pycnonotus'' is a genus of frugivorous passerine birds in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. Taxonomy and systematics The genus ''Pycnonotus'' was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the Cape bulbul as the type speci ...''. Some authorities consider the olive-headed greenbul and stripe-faced greenbul to be subspecies of the stripe-cheeked greenbul. Alternate names for the stripe-cheeked greenbul include the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-throated Greenbul
The yellow-throated greenbul (''Arizelocichla chlorigula'') is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an African species found in east-central and southern Tanzania. Taxonomy and systematics The yellow-throated greenbul was originally described in the genus ''Xenocichla'' (a synonym for ''Bleda'') and then classified in '' Andropadus''. It was re-classified to the new genus ''Arizelocichla'' in 2010. Alternatively, some authorities classify the yellow-throated greenbul in the genus ''Pycnonotus''. Some authorities have considered the yellow-throated greenbul to be a subspecies of the mountain greenbul. Alternate names for the yellow-throated greenbul include the green-throated greenbul, southern mountain greenbul and yellow-throated mountain greenbul. The name 'yellow-throated greenbul' is also used as an alternate name for the yellow-throated leaflove and Falkenstein's greenbul, while the alternate name 'green-throated greenbul' is also used by the olive-headed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
