Alternative name: Green-backed Bulbul
- Criniger chloronotus
Identification
19–21cm.
- Grey breast and head
- White chin and throat
- Cream belly
- Black bristles on hindneck and mantle
- Olive green mantle, wings and rump
- Rusty maroon tail
- Sexes alike
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, northern Angola and eastern Zaire.
Eastern Africa: extreme western Uganda
Gulf of Guinea Islands
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rainforest and cloud forest to 1800m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects, larvae and fruit.
Breeding
The nest is cup-shaped. The 2 eggs are incubated by the female for 14 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Answers.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eastern Bearded Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Bearded_Greenbul
