Stripe-faced greenbul explained

The stripe-faced greenbul (Arizelocichla striifacies) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in Africa from south-eastern Kenya to south-western Tanzania.^[1] It is omnivorous.^[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

The stripe-faced 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.^[3] Some authorities have considered the stripe-faced greenbul to be a subspecies of the stripe-cheeked greenbul.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List. www.worldbirdnames.org. en-US. 2017-04-06.
2. Neate-Clegg, Montague HC, et al. "Afrotropical montane birds experience upslope shifts and range contractions along a fragmented elevational gradient in response to global warming." PLoS One 16.3 (2021): e0248712.
3. Web site: Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List. www.worldbirdnames.org. en-US. 2017-04-02.
4. Web site: Arizelocichla striifacies - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2017-04-06.