Sunday, August 12, 2012

>Criniger olivaceus (Yellow-bearded Greenbul)

Yellow-bearded Greenbul



Yellow-bearded Greenbul
White-bearded Greenbul (above), andYellow-bearded Greenbul (below)
Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Criniger
Species:C. olivaceus
Binomial name
Criniger olivaceus
(Swainson, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Xenocichla olivacea
The Yellow-bearded Greenbul or Yellow-throated Olive Greenbul (Criniger olivaceus) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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