The Angola greenbul (''Phyllastrephus viridiceps'') is a species of

passerine A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their ...

bird 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, tropic ...

family,

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 in ...

. It is found in northwest Angola. Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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s and 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. It was formerly considered to be a

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of the

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 c ...

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

of the

and coined the

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''Phyllastrephus albigularis viridiceps''. It is now considered as a separate species based on differences in vocalization and morphology. The genus name combines

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φυλλον/''phullon '' meaning "leaf" with στρεφω/''strephō'' meaning "to toss" or "to turn". The specific epithet ''viridiceps'' combines

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''viridis'' meaning "green" with ''-ceps'' meaning "-crowned".

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q31874188 Angola greenbul Angola greenbul Endemic birds of Angola