The terrestrial brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
| Terrestrial brownbul | |
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| Ngwenya, Eswatini | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Phyllastrephus |
| Species: | P. terrestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllastrephus terrestris Swainson, 1837
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Taxonomy and systematics
editAlternate names for the terrestrial brownbul include the bristle-necked brownbul, brownbul, scrub bulbul and terrestrial bulbul.
Subspecies
editFour subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Nyasa terrestrial brownbul (P. t. suahelicus) - Reichenow, 1904: Found from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique
- P. t. intermedius - Gunning & Roberts, 1911: Found in southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique & adjacent eastern South Africa
- P. t. rhodesiae - Roberts, 1917: Found from south-western Angola, Zambia, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and south-western Tanzania to northern Botswana, northern Zimbabwe and north-eastern Mozambique
- P. t. terrestris - Swainson, 1837: Found in eastern and southern South Africa
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phyllastrephus terrestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712905A94353930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712905A94353930.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
External links
edit- (Terrestrial brownbul =) Terrestrial bulbul - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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