White-bearded greenbul
The white-bearded greenbul (Criniger ndussumensis), is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and extreme north-western Angola. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| White-bearded greenbul | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Criniger |
| Species: | C. ndussumensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Criniger ndussumensis Reichenow, 1904 | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The white-bearded greenbul was originally described as a subspecies of the red-tailed greenbul and alternatively has been considered as conspecific with the yellow-bearded greenbul. Alternate names for the white-bearded greenbul include the slender-billed bearded bulbul, Uganda red-tailed bulbul and white-bearded bulbul.[2]
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References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Criniger ndussumensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22713131A118500367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713131A118500367.en.
- "Criniger ndussumensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
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