Ansorge's greenbul

Ansorge's greenbul
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Eurillas
Species:	E. ansorgei
Binomial name
	Eurillas ansorgei; Hartert, 1907
Synonyms
	Andropadus ansorgei

The Ansorge's greenbul (Eurillas ansorgei) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The common name and scientific name commemorate the British explorer and collector William John Ansorge who collected natural history specimens in Africa.^[1]

References

^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 27.

Sources

BirdLife International 2004. Andropadus ansorgei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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[1] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 27.

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