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Phyllastrephus
''Phyllastrephus'' is a songbird genus in the bulbul family (biology), family Pycnonotidae. Most of the species in the genus are Greenbul, typical greenbuls, though two are brownbuls, and one is a leaflove. Taxonomy and systematics The genus ''Phyllastrephus'' was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1832 with ''Le Jaboteur'' (François Levaillant, Levaillant), now the terrestrial brownbul, as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''phullon '' meaning "leaf" with ''strephō'' meaning "to toss" or "to turn". Species The genus contains the following 20 species: Former species Several species from Madagascar that were formerly placed in the genus ''Phyllastrephus'' have now been moved into ''Bernieria'' and ''Xanthomixis''. Commonly called the Bernieria and the tetrakas, these species are not bulbuls but Malagasy warblers similar to greenbuls due to convergent evolution. Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenbul
The greenbuls are a group of birds within the bulbul family Pycnonotidae, found only within Africa. They are all largely drab olive-green above, and paler below, with few distinguishing features. The "aberrant greenbuls" of the genera '' Bernieria'' and '' Xanthomixis'' are actually Malagasy warblers. To recognize this, they are also called bernieria and tetrakas rather than greenbuls. Likewise, the golden greenbul is not a typical greenbul, but apparently the representative of a distinct and ancient lineage of bulbuls, which might include the black-collared bulbul. A few species within some of the genera in this group are called brownbuls or leafloves. * Genus ''Phyllastrephus'' ** Grey-olive greenbul (''Phyllastrephus cerviniventris'') ** Pale-olive greenbul (''Phyllastrephus fulviventris'') ** Baumann's olive greenbul (''Phyllastrephus baumanni'') ** Toro olive greenbul (''Phyllastrephus hypochloris'') ** Sassi's olive greenbul (''Phyllastrephus lorenzi'') ** Fisch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icterine Greenbul
The icterine greenbul (''Phyllastrephus icterinus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Taxonomy and systematics The icterine greenbul was originally described in the genus '' Trichophorus'' (a synonym for ''Criniger''). The term ''icterine'' refers to its yellowish colouration. Formerly, some authorities have considered Sassi's greenbul to be a subspecies of the icterine greenbul. Alternate names for the icterine greenbul include the lesser icterine bulbul. Liberian greenbul Until 2018, a rare colour morph of the icterine greenbul from the Cavalla forest in south-eastern Liberia was believed to be a separate species. The Liberian greenbul (''Phyllastrephus leucolepis'') was known from only a few sightings between 1981 and 1984, and a specimen collected in 1984. This specimen is now considered to have been a plumage aberration. A 2017 DNA analysis revealed that the bird(s) were common icterine greenbul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-throated Greenbul
The white-throated greenbul (''Phyllastrephus albigularis'') or white-throated bulbul, is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Angola greenbul. Taxonomy The white-throated greenbul was formally described and illustrated in 1882 by the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe based on a specimen collected in the Fantee region of central Ghana. He coined the binomial name ''Xenocichla albigularis''. It is now one of 21 species placed in the genus ''Phyllastrephus'' that was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William Swainson. The genus name combines Ancient Greek φυλλον/''phullon '' meaning "leaf" with στρεφω/''strephō'' meaning "to toss" or "to turn". The specific epithet ''albigularis'' combines Latin ''albus'' meaning "white" with Modern Latin ''gularis'' meaning "throated". The Angola greenbul was formally consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montane Tiny Greenbul
The montane tiny greenbul (''Phyllastrephus albigula'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Usambara and Nguru Mountains in Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Taxonomy and systematics The lowland tiny greenbul was originally described in the genus '' Macrosphenus''. Until 2009, the montane tiny greenbul was considered as conspecific Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species. Biochemist Linus Pauling stated that "Biological specificity is the set of characteristics of living organism ... with the lowland tiny greenbul as the tiny bulbul. Some authorities continue to consider the two species as conspecific. Alternate names for the montane tiny greenbul include the green-crowned greenbul, Usambara bulbul and Usambara greenbul. References Phyllast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowland Tiny Greenbul
The lowland tiny greenbul (''Phyllastrephus debilis''), is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Taxonomy and systematics The lowland tiny greenbul was originally described in the genus ''Xenocichla'' (a synonym for ''Bleda''). Until 2009, the montane tiny greenbul was considered as conspecific with the lowland tiny greenbul as the tiny bulbul. Some authorities continue to consider the two species as conspecific. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * Rabai yellow-streaked bulbul (''P. d. rabai'') - Hartert Ernst Johann Otto Hartert (29 October 1859 – 11 November 1933) was a widely published German people, German ornithologist. Life and career Hartert was born in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg on 29 October 1859. In July 1891, he married ... & van Someren, 1921: Found in south-eastern Kenya and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola Greenbul
The Angola greenbul (''Phyllastrephus viridiceps'') is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in northwest Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the white-throated greenbul. Taxonomy The Angola greenbul was formally described in 1955 by the Canadian zoologist Austin L. Rand based on specimens collected near the town of Cambeta in northern Angola. He considered it to be a subspecies of the white-throated greenbul and coined the trinomial name ''Phyllastrephus albigularis viridiceps''. It is now considered as a separate species based on differences in vocalization and morphology. The genus name combines Ancient Greek φυλλον/''phullon '' meaning "leaf" with στρεφω/''strephō'' meaning "to toss" or "to turn". The specific epithet ''viridiceps'' combines Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon Olive Greenbul
The Cameroon olive greenbul (''Phyllastrephus poensis''), is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in the Cameroon line (including Bioko). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s. Alternate names for the Cameroon olive greenbul include Bioko greenbul and Cameroon olive bulbul. References Phyllastrephus Cameroon olive greenbul Birds of the Gulf of Guinea Birds of Central Africa Fauna of Cameroon Cameroon olive greenbul Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fauna of the Cameroonian Highlands forests {{Pycnonotidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier's Greenbul
Xavier's greenbul (''Phyllastrephus xavieri'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Taxonomy and systematics Xavier's greenbul was originally described in the genus ''Xenocichla'' (a synonym for ''Bleda''). Some authorities have considered Xavier's greenbul to be a subspecies of the icterine greenbul. The name commemorates the French explorer Xavier Dybowski who collected natural history specimens in the Congo. Alternate names for Xavier's greenbul include the greater icterine bulbul, greater icterine greenbul and Uganda icterine bulbul. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''P. x. serlei'' - Chapin, 1949: north and west of Mt. Cameroon Mount Cameroon is an active volcano in the Southwest Region (Cameroon), Southwest Region of Cameroon next to the city of Buea near the Gulf of Guinea. Mount Cameroon is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrestrial Brownbul
The terrestrial brownbul (''Phyllastrephus terrestris'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Taxonomy and systematics Alternate names for the terrestrial brownbul include the bristle-necked brownbul, brownbul, scrub bulbul and terrestrial bulbul. Subspecies Four subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ... 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pycnonotidae
The bulbuls are members of a family (biology), family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized perching bird, 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 166 species in 32 genus, 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 Persian 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
