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

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Criniger
Species:
C. ndussumensis
Binomial name
Criniger ndussumensis
Reichenow, 1904
Synonyms
  • Criniger verreauxi ndussumensis

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

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Criniger ndussumensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22713131A118500367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713131A118500367.en.
  2. "Criniger ndussumensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-11.


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