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| − | + | '''Alternative name: Yellow-streaked Bulbul; Sharpe's Greenbul (''alfredi'')''' | |
| − | ; | + | [[Image:Yellow-streaked_Greenbul.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}}<br />Debegeni Falls, Magoebaskloof, [[South Africa]], November 2006]] |
| − | [[Image:Yellow-streaked_Greenbul.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by safariranger<br /> | + | ;[[:Category:Phyllastrephus|Phyllastrephus]] flavostriatus |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | ==Distribution | + | 18–20 cm (7-7¾ in) |
| + | *Grey head | ||
| + | *Greyish-brown back | ||
| + | *Black bill | ||
| + | *White throat | ||
| + | *Blue legs | ||
| + | *Brown eyes | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]]: | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': occurs only in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br > | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[eSwatini]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''P. f. alfredi'': | ||
| + | :*South West [[Tanzania]] to eastern [[Zambia]] and northern [[Malawi]] | ||
| + | *''P. f. tenuirostris'': | ||
| + | :*Coastal south-eastern [[Kenya]] to Tanzania and north-eastern [[Mozambique]] | ||
| + | *''P. f. kungwensis'': | ||
| + | :*West Tanzania (Kungwe-Mahari Mountains) | ||
| + | *''P. f. uzungwensis'': | ||
| + | :*East Tanzania (Udzungwa Mountains) | ||
| + | *''P. f. graueri'': | ||
| + | :*East [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (highlands west of lakes Kivu, Edward and Albert) | ||
| + | *''P. f. olivaceogriseus'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (north-western of Lake Tanganyika) to south-western [[Uganda]] | ||
| + | *''P. f. vincenti'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of south-eastern [[Malawi]] and adjacent northern Mozambique | ||
| + | *''P. f. flavostriatus'': | ||
| + | :*East [[Zimbabwe]] and Mozambique (south of Zambezi River) to [[Natal]] | ||
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| + | The subspecies ''alfredi'' is sometimes split as '''Sharpe's Greenbul''', ''Phyllastrephus alfredi''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lowland, mid-altitude and montane forests, riverine forests, thick bush and bamboo thickets. | ||
| + | |||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet includes mainly arthropods such as grasshoppers, caterpillars, beetles, bugs and spiders and some fruit. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The nest is built high up in the tree canopy. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phyllastrephus+flavostriatus}} | {{GSearch|Phyllastrephus+flavostriatus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phyllastrephus]] |
Latest revision as of 21:22, 11 November 2021
Alternative name: Yellow-streaked Bulbul; Sharpe's Greenbul (alfredi)
- Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Identification
18–20 cm (7-7¾ in)
- Grey head
- Greyish-brown back
- Black bill
- White throat
- Blue legs
- Brown eyes
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: occurs only in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, eSwatini
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 7 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. alfredi:
- P. f. tenuirostris:
- Coastal south-eastern Kenya to Tanzania and north-eastern Mozambique
- P. f. kungwensis:
- West Tanzania (Kungwe-Mahari Mountains)
- P. f. uzungwensis:
- East Tanzania (Udzungwa Mountains)
- P. f. graueri:
- East Democratic Republic of the Congo (highlands west of lakes Kivu, Edward and Albert)
- P. f. olivaceogriseus:
- Highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (north-western of Lake Tanganyika) to south-western Uganda
- P. f. vincenti:
- Highlands of south-eastern Malawi and adjacent northern Mozambique
- P. f. flavostriatus:
The subspecies alfredi is sometimes split as Sharpe's Greenbul, Phyllastrephus alfredi.
Habitat
Lowland, mid-altitude and montane forests, riverine forests, thick bush and bamboo thickets.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes mainly arthropods such as grasshoppers, caterpillars, beetles, bugs and spiders and some fruit.
Breeding
The nest is built high up in the tree canopy.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-streaked Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-streaked_Greenbul
