Saturday, August 11, 2012

>Andropadus milanjensis (Stripe-cheeked Greenbul)

Stripe-cheeked Greenbul




Stripe-cheeked Greenbul
A. (m.) striifacies in Kenya
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Andropadus
Species:A. milanjensis
Binomial name
Andropadus milanjensis
(Shelley, 1894)
Synonyms
Arizelocichla milanjensis
The Stripe-cheeked Greenbul or Stripe-cheeked Bulbul (Andropadus milanjensis) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The subspecies A. m. olivaceiceps (Olive-headed Greenbul) and A. m. striifacies (Stripe-faced Greenbul) are sometimes regarded as separate species.

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