Thursday, August 9, 2012

>Andropadus masukuensis (Shelley's Greenbul)

Shelley's Greenbul

 



Shelley's Greenbul
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Andropadus
Species:A. masukuensis
Binomial name
Andropadus masukuensis
Shelley, 1897
Synonyms
Arizelocichla masukuensis
The Shelley's Greenbul (Andropadus masukuensis) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi,Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The subspecies A. m. kakamegae is sometimes regarded as a separate species, theKakamega Greenbul.

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