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Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul

Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis] (= Arizelocichla nigriceps) (Shelley, GE 1889)

The mountain greenbul, or eastern mountain greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in eastern Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pycnonotidae
Genus:
   Arizelocichla
Scientific:
  Arizelocichla nigriceps


Original description

Citation:
  (Shelley, GE 1889)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1889, Part 3 p.362

Protonym:
  Xenocichla nigriceps

Type locality:
  Kilimanjaro, 6,000 feet.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91210#page/480/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  54A902B5D21BF4DC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-54A902B5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/54A902B5


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916208

Geographic range:

  • Arizelocichla nigriceps [nigriceps or kungwensis]: mountains of southern Kenya (Nguruman Hills) to northern Tanzania
  • Arizelocichla nigriceps usambarae: southeastern Kenya (Taita Hills) to northeastern Tanzania (southern Pare and western Usambara mountains)
  • Arizelocichla kikuyuensis: mountains of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Uganda and central Kenya
English:
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul
French:
Bulbul à tête sombre ou B. kikuyu


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Andropadus [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Andropadus [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul ( Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Eastern Mountain Greenbul ( Arizelocichla nigriceps) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Mountain Greenbul ( Andropadus nigriceps) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Andropadus nigriceps [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Arizelocichla [nigriceps, kikuyensis, fusciceps or neumanni]

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: bulbul verdós capfosc
Czech: bulbul východoafrický
Danish: Kilimanjarobulbul
German: Bergwaldbülbül, Graukopfbülbül, Schwarzkappenbülbül
English: Black-headed Mountain Greenbul, Eastern Mountain Greenbul, Eastern Mountain-Greenbul, Mountain Greenbul, Mountain or Olive-breasted Greenbul
English, HBW: Eastern Mountain Greenbul
English (IOC): eastern mountain greenbul sp.
English (Kenya): Mountain Greenbul
English (United States): Eastern Mountain Greenbul
Spanish: Bulbul del Kilimanjaro, Bulbul Verde Montañés
Spanish (Spain): Bulbul del Kilimanjaro
Spanish (HBW): Eastern Mountain-Greenbul
Finnish: harmaakurkkubulbuli, Vuoribulbuli
French: Bulbul à gorge grise, Bulbul à tête sombre, Bulbul à tête sombre ou B. kikuyu
Italian: Bulverde montano orientale
Japanese (romaji): kurogashiraaohiyo
Japanese: クロガシラアオヒヨ
Scientific: Andropadus [nigriceps or kikuyensis], Andropadus nigriceps, Andropadus nigriceps nigriceps, Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis], Arizelocichla nigriceps, Arizelocichla nigriceps nigriceps, Xenocichla nigriceps
Lithuanian: Rytinis žalsvasis bulbiulis
Dutch: Oostelijke Grijskeelbuulbuul, Zwartkapbuulbuul
Norwegian: Østfjellbylbyl
Polish: bilbil ciemnolbisty, Bilbil ciemnołbisty, górobilbil ciemnołbisty
Portuguese: Bulbul-de-garganta-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): bulbul-do-kilimanjaro
Russian: Рифтовый бюльбюль (nigriceps)
Slovak: afrobyl tmavohlavý
Serbian: Istočni planinski grinbul
Swedish: svartkronad grönbulbyl, Svartkronad grönbulle
Swahili: Nyembelele-mlima
Turkish: Doğulu yaprakbülbülü
Ukrainian: Бюльбюль темнолобий
Chinese: 东绿鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 東方山鋸嘴鵯

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