The placid greenbul (Phyllastrephus placidus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern Africa from eastern Kenya through Tanzania to north-eastern Zambia, Malawi and north-western Mozambique.[1] In the Taita Hills (southeast Kenya), habitat features associated with nest‐site selection vary among forest fragments that are exposed to different levels of habitat disturbance.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Phyllastrephus |
| Species: | P. placidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllastrephus placidus (Shelley, 1899)
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They are insectivores.[3] They do not exhibit sexual dimorphism, except a slight size difference.[3] Their lifespan is relatively long, and can last up to 19 years.[3]
Breeding
editThey lay clutches of 2-3 eggs and incubate them for 15-17 days.[3] Nestlings fledge 10-13 days after hatching.[3]
Taxonomy and systematics
editThe placid greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda). Some authorities consider the placid greenbul to be either a subspecies of Cabanis's greenbul or Fischer's greenbul. Alternate names for the placid greenbul include the Kenya Highlands greenbul, Kenya Highlands olive bulbul, Kenya Highlands olive greenbul, olive mountain greenbul, and Shelley's greenbul.[4] The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Arizelocichla masukuensis.
References
edit- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ Loock, Dries Van De; Strubbe, Diederik; Thijs, Koen W.; Peer, Thomas Van De; Neve, Liesbeth De; Githiru, Mwangi; Matthysen, Erik; Lens, Luc (2020). "Flexible nest-site selection under anthropogenic habitat change in an Afrotropical understorey insectivore". Ibis. 162 (1): 187–200. doi:10.1111/ibi.12691. hdl:10067/1564080151162165141. ISSN 1474-919X. S2CID 91853491.
- ^ a b c d e "Reproductive Success, II", Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker. (MPB-24), Volume 24, Princeton University Press, pp. 140–165, 2020-03-31, doi:10.2307/j.ctvx5wc1m.9, retrieved 2024-02-14
- ^ "Phyllastrephus placidus – Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
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