Sharpe's greenbul (Phyllastrephus alfredi) or the Malawi greenbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Africa in south-western Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and northern Malawi.[1]
| Sharpe's greenbul | |
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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. alfredi
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllastrephus alfredi (Shelley, 1903)
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Taxonomy and systematics
editSharpe's greenbul was originally described in the genus Bleda. Alternatively, some authorities classify it as a subspecies of the yellow-streaked greenbul.[2] Formerly, some authorities have considered Fischer's greenbul as a subspecies of Sharpe's greenbul.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "Phyllastrephus alfredi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "Phyllastrephus fischeri - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
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