Biology:Kakamega greenbul

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Short description: Species of bird

Kakamega greenbul
Shelley's Greenbul - Kakamega Kenya 06 2560 (16429612694).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Arizelocichla
Species:
A. kakamegae
Binomial name
Arizelocichla kakamegae
(Sharpe, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Andropadus kakamegae
  • Arizelocichla masukuensis kakamegae
  • Xenocichla kakamegae

Kakamega greenbul (Arizelocichla kakamegae), is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Kakamega greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then classified in Andropadus and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla.[1] Also, some authorities consider the Kakamega greenbul to be a subspecies of Shelley's greenbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • A. k. kakamegae - (Sharpe, 1900): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Anthus and later in Pycnonotus. Found in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania
  • A. k. kungwensis - Moreau, 1941: Found in western Tanzania

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2927888 entry