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Yellow-bearded greenbul

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Yellow-bearded greenbul
White-bearded greenbul (above), and yellow-bearded greenbul (below)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Criniger
Species:
C. olivaceus
Binomial name
Criniger olivaceus
(Swainson, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Trichophorus olivaceus
  • Xenocichla olivacea

The yellow-bearded greenbul (Criniger olivaceus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in western Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

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Alternatively, the yellow-bearded greenbul has been classified in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda) and has also been considered as conspecific with the white-bearded greenbul. Alternate names for the yellow-bearded greenbul include the olive bulbul, olive greenbul, olive-bearded bulbul, yellow-bearded bulbul, yellow-throated olive bulbul and yellow-throated olive greenbul. The name 'olive bulbul' should not be confused with the species of the same name, Iole virescens.

Distribution and habitat

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It is found in West Africa from eastern Sierra Leone to south-western Ghana. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Criniger olivaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22713125A174813001. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22713125A174813001.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.