The grey-headed greenbul (Phyllastrephus poliocephalus), or grey-headed yellow-bellied greenbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau.
Grey-headed greenbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Phyllastrephus |
Species: | P. poliocephalus
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Binomial name | |
Phyllastrephus poliocephalus (Reichenow, 1892)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics
editThe grey-headed greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda). Other alternate names for the grey-headed greenbul include the yellow-bellied bulbul and yellow-bellied greenbul, although these names usually refer to the species of the same names (Alophoixus phaeocephalus and Chlorocichla flaviventris).
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Phyllastrephus poliocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22712947A211271844. Retrieved 26 July 2022.