Olive-breasted greenbul

The olive-breasted greenbul (Arizelocichla kikuyuensis) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, south-western and south-eastern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and central Kenya.[1]

Olive-breasted greenbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Arizelocichla
Species:	A. kikuyuensis
Binomial name
Arizelocichla kikuyuensis (Sharpe, 1891)
Synonyms
Andropadus kikuyensis Andropadus kikuyuensis Andropadus nigriceps kikuyensis Andropadus nigriceps kikuyuensis Andropadus nigriceps schubotzi Andropadus nigriceps usambarae Andropadus tephrolaemus kikuyensis Andropadus tephrolaemus kikuyuensis Arizelocichla nigriceps kikuyuensis Pycnonotus nigriceps kikuyuensis Pycnonotus tephrolaemus kikuyensis Pycnonotus tephrolaemus kikuyuensis Xenocichla kikuyuensis

Taxonomy and systematics

The olive-breasted greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then classified in Andropadus and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla.[2] Also, some authorities consider the olive-breasted greenbul to be a subspecies of western greenbul or the mountain greenbul.[3] Alternate names for the olive-breasted greenbul include the Kikuyu grey-throated greenbul and western mountain greenbul. The alternate name 'western mountain greenbul' is also used by the western greenbul.

References

1. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
2. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
3. "Arizelocichla kikuyuensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.