Sharpe's greenbul
Sharpe's greenbul | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Phyllastrephus |
Species: | P. alfredi |
Binomial name | |
Phyllastrephus alfredi (Shelley, 1903) | |
Synonyms | |
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Sharpe's greenbul (Phyllastrephus alfredi) or the Malawi greenbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Africa in south-western Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and northern Malawi.[1]
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]Sharpe's greenbul was originally described in the genus Bleda. Alternatively, some authorities classify it as a subspecies of the yellow-streaked greenbul.[2] Formerly, some authorities have considered Fischer's greenbul as a subspecies of Sharpe's greenbul.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "Phyllastrephus alfredi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "Phyllastrephus fischeri - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.