Kakamega greenbul | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Arizelocichla |
Species: | A. kakamegae
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Binomial name | |
Arizelocichla kakamegae (Sharpe, 1900)
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.