The western bearded greenbul (Criniger barbatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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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: | Criniger |
| Species: | C. barbatus
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| Criniger barbatus (Temminck, 1821)
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Taxonomy
editThe western bearded greenbul was formally described and illustrated in 1821 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck from a specimen collected in Sierra Leone. He coined the binomial name Trichophorus barbatus.[2]
Formerly, some authorities considered the eastern bearded greenbul as conspecific with the western bearded greenbul.[3]
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognized:[4]
- C. b. barbatus (Temminck, 1821) – Found from Sierra Leone to Benin
- C. b. ansorgeanus Hartert, E, 1907 – Found in southern Nigeria
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Criniger barbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22713109A131968075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713109A131968075.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Temminck, Coenraad Jacob (1838) [1821]. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon (in French). Vol. 3. Paris: F.G. Levrault. Plate 88. The 5 volumes were originally issued in 102 livraison (parts), 1820-1839. For the dates see: Dickinson, E.C. (2001). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 9. The Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées of Temminck & Laugier (1820–1839)". Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden. 335: 7–53.
- ^ Fishpool, L.; Tobias, J. (2020). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Western Bearded-Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Bulbuls". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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