Red-tailed greenbul explained

The red-tailed greenbul (Criniger calurus), also known as the red-tailed bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae, native to the African tropical rainforest.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the red-tailed greenbul include the red-tailed bearded bulbul, red-tailed bulbul and thick-billed red-tailed greenbul.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.^[1] Additionally, the white-bearded greenbul was also originally described as a subspecies of the red-tailed greenbul:^{[2] [3]}

• Gold Coast red-tailed bulbul (C. c. verreauxi) - Sharpe, 1871: Originally described as a separate species and alternatively named as the Sierra Leone red-tailed bulbul. Found from Senegal to south-western Nigeria
• C. c. calurus - (Cassin, 1856): Found from southern Nigeria to western Democratic Republic of Congo
• C. c. emini - Chapin, 1948: Found from north-eastern Angola and western Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda and western Tanzania

External links

• Image at ADW

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List. www.worldbirdnames.org. en-US. 2017-05-09.
2. Web site: Criniger ndussumensis - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2017-05-11.
3. Web site: White-bearded Greenbul (Criniger ndussumensis). www.hbw.com. en. 2017-05-11.