Joyful greenbul explained

The joyful greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima) or joyful bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.^[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

The joyful greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and later re-classified within Chlorocichla.

Subspecies

Two subspecies of the joyful greenbul are recognized:^[2]

• C. l. laetissima - (Sharpe, 1899): Found from southern Sudan to south-western Kenya and north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
• C. l. schoutedeni - Prigogine, 1954: Found in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Zambia

External links

• Image at ADW

Notes and References

1. Book: Stevenson. Terry. Fanshawe. John. Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi. December 1, 2004. A&C Black. 978-0-7136-7347-0. 322–.
2. Web site: Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List. www.worldbirdnames.org. en-US. 2017-04-12.