Ansorge's greenbul
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| image =
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Eurillas ansorgei
| authority = (Hartert, 1907)
| synonyms = * Andropadus ansorgei
- Andropadus gracilis ansorgei
- Pycnonotus ansorgei
| range_map = Eurillas ansorgei distribution map.png
}}
Ansorge's greenbul (Eurillas ansorgei) or Ansorge's bulbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds.
It is found in western and central Africa.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
Ansorge's greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and was re-classified to the genus Eurillas in 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archives/taxonomy-version-2/|title=Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-06}} Alternatively, some authorities classify Ansorge's greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus. Some authorities have considered Ansorge's greenbul as a subspecies of the little grey greenbul.{{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=0EA5F2E1D8BCF439|title=Eurillas ansorgei - Avibase|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2017-04-09}} The common name and scientific name commemorate the British explorer and collector William John Ansorge who collected natural history specimens in Africa.{{cite book|last=Beolens|first=Bo|title=Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds|year=2003|publisher=Christopher Helm|location=London|page=27|author2=Watkins, Michael}}
=Subspecies=
Two subspecies are recognized:{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/bulbuls/|title=Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-09}}
- Ansorge's little grey greenbul (E. a. ansorgei) - (Hartert, 1907): Found from western Guinea to south-western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kavirondo little grey greenbul (E. a. kavirondensis) - (van Someren, 1920): Originally described as a separate species.{{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=44FF359B&sec=summary&ssver=1|title=Eurillas ansorgei kavirondensis - Avibase|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2017-04-09}} Found in western Kenya
References
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Category:Birds of the African tropical rainforest
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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