yellow-whiskered greenbul
{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Yellow-whiskered Greenbul - Kenya_S4E7530 (17026005516).jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Eurillas
| species = latirostris
| authority = (Strickland, 1844)
| range_map = Eurillas latirostris distribution map.png
| synonyms = * Andropadus latirostris
- Pycnonotus latirostris
}}
The yellow-whiskered greenbul or yellow-whiskered bulbul (Eurillas latirostris) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in western and central Africa.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
Taxonomy and systematics
The yellow-whiskered 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 the yellow-whiskered greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus.{{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=728B225E752DB2FD|title=Eurillas latirostris|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2017-04-10}}
=Subspecies=
Three 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}}
- E. l. australis - (Moreau, 1941): Found on the Ufipa Plateau (Tanzania)
- Upper Guinea yellow-whiskered greenbul (E. l. congener) - (Reichenow, 1897): Found from Senegal to south-western Nigeria
- Uganda yellow-whiskered greenbul (E. l. latirostris) - (Strickland, 1844): Nominate species is also named the Kilimanjaro sombre greenbul. Found from south-eastern Nigeria to southern Sudan, western Kenya, western Tanzania, south-central Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Angola
References
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External links
- [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Andropadus_latirostris.html Image at ADW]
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Category:Birds of the Gulf of Guinea
Category:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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