Honeyguide greenbul

The honeyguide greenbul (Baeopogon indicator) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest.

Honeyguide greenbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Baeopogon
Species:
B. indicator
Binomial name
Baeopogon indicator
Synonyms
  • Baeopogon batesi
  • Criniger indicator

Taxonomy and systematics

The honeyguide greenbul was originally described in the genus Criniger and was later re-classified to the genus Baeopogon. Alternate names for the honeyguide greenbul include the honeyguide bulbul and white-tailed greenbul. The latter name is also used as an alternate name by Sjöstedt's greenbul and the swamp palm bulbul.[2][3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies of the honeyguide greenbul are recognized:[4]

  • Upper Guinea honeyguide greenbul (B. i. leucurus) - (Cassin, 1855): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger). Found from Sierra Leone to Togo
  • Uganda honeyguide greenbul (B. i. indicator) - (Verreaux, J & Verreaux, E, 1855): Found from Nigeria to southern Sudan and western Kenya, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Zambia and northern Angola

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Baeopogon indicator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712837A94350613. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712837A94350613.en.
  2. "Baeopogon indicator - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. "Thescelocichla leucopleura - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  4. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-11.


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