Yellow-lored bristlebill
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| Species: | B. notatus
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| Bleda notatus (Cassin, 1856)
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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.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- B. n. notatus - (Cassin, 1856): Found from Nigeria to Central African Republic, Congo and Bioko
- Yellow-eyed bristlebill (B. n. ugandae) - Victor Van Someren, 1915: Considered by some authorities as a separate species. Found from central and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo to south-western Sudan and Uganda
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Bleda notatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T103817273A113102362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103817273A113102362.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
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