Saturday, August 11, 2012

>Andropadus nigriceps (Mountain Greenbul)

Mountain Greenbul




Mountain Greenbul
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Andropadus
Species:A. nigriceps
Binomial name
Andropadus nigriceps
(Shelley, 1890)
Synonyms
Arizelocichla nigriceps
Olive-breasted Mountain Greenbul

The Mountain Greenbul (Andropadus nigriceps), or Eastern Mountain Greenbul, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae
family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
 Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
The following subspecies are sometimes considered to be full species:
  • A. n. chlorigula (Yellow-throated Greenbul)
  • A. n. kikuyuensis (Olive-breasted Greenbul)

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