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Alternative names: Mountain Greenbul
- Arizelocichla nigriceps
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
This species was formerly placed in the genus Andropadus.
Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized:
- A. n. kikuyuensis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, western Uganda and central Kenya - sometimes split as Olive-breasted Greenbul
- A. n. nigriceps in southern Kenya to northern Tanzania
- A. n. usambarae in southeast Kenya to northeast Tanzania
A. n. kikuyuensis is sometimes included in Western Mountain Greenbul.
Uluguru Greenbul, Black-browed Greenbul, and Yellow-throated Mountain Greenbul are sometimes included in this species.
Habitat
Behaviour
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
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to October 2008 (Corrigenda 8). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.9). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eastern Mountain Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Mountain_Greenbul
