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Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

The sombre greenbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrub land in eastern and southern Africa. It is the only member of the genus Andropadus. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pycnonotidae
Genus:
   Andropadus
Scientific:
  Andropadus importunus

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 20 p.266

Protonym:
  Turdus importunus

Type locality:
  Anteniquoi [= Outeniqua] Forest [Cape Province].

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18041092

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  79A45DAFD3A0DD79

Avibase ID:
  avibase-79A45DAF

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/79A45DAF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558585

Geographic range:

  • Andropadus importunus importunus: eastern and southern South Africa (southward along coast to southwestern Western Cape) and western Eswatini
  • Andropadus importunus hypoxanthus: southern Tanzania to Malawi, Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe, and Mozambique
  • Andropadus importunus oleaginus: southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, northeastern South Africa (southward to northern KwaZulu-Natal), and eastern Eswatini
  • Andropadus importunus [insularis or fricki]: southern Somalia to Kenya and northern Tanzania; Manda Island
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Sombre Greenbul
Catalan:
bulbul verdós de costa
Czech:
bulbul tmavý
Danish:
Grønbulbul
German:
Dunkelbülbül
Spanish:
Bulbul de Zanzíbar
Spanish (Spain):
Bulbul de Zanzíbar
Finnish:
pensasbulbuli
French:
Bulbul importun
Croatian:
bjelooki bulbul
Hungarian:
surranó bülbül
Italian:
Bulverde scuro
Japanese (romaji):
usuguroaohiyo
Japanese:
ウスグロアオヒヨ
Lithuanian:
Baltaakis žalsvasis bulbiulis
Dutch:
Vale Buulbuul
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Krattbylbyl
Norwegian:
Krattbylbyl
Polish:
bilbil zuchwały
Portuguese:
tuta-sombria
Portuguese (Portugal):
bulbul-sombrio
Russian:
Светлоглазый бюльбюль
Slovak:
afrobyl bledooký
Serbian:
Smeđi grinbul
Swedish:
buskgrönbulbyl
Ukrainian:
Бюльбюль білоокий
Chinese:
黄腹绿鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
淡黑鋸嘴鵯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bulbul importun ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bulbul importun ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Sombre Greenbul ( Pycnonotus importunus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Sombre Greenbul ( Pycnonotus importunus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Sombre Greenbul ( Pycnonotus importunus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pycnonotus importunus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pycnonotus importunus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pycnonotus importunus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Sombre Greenbul ( Andropadus importunus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Andropadus importunus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Andropadus importunus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Gewone Willie
Catalan: bulbul verdós de costa
Czech: Bulbul tmavý
Danish: Grønbulbul
German: Dunkelbülbül, Kap-Grünbülbül, Schlichtbülbül
English: Frick's Greenbul, Sombre Bulbul, Sombre Greenbul, Southern Sombre Bulbul, Southern Sombre Greenbul, Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul, Zanzibar Sombre-Greenbul
English, HBW: Sombre Greenbul
English (IOC): Sombre Greenbul
English (Kenya): Zanzibar Greenbul
English (United States): Sombre Greenbul
Spanish: Bulbul de Zanzibar, Bulbul de Zanzíbar, Bulbul Sombrío
Spanish (Spain): Bulbul de Zanzibar, Bulbul de Zanzíbar
Spanish (HBW): Sombre Greenbul
Estonian: valgesilm-viherbülbül
Finnish: Pensasbulbuli
French: Bulbul importun, L'Importun
Croatian: bjelooki bulbul
Hungarian: surranó bülbül
Italian: Bulbul di Zanzibar, Bulverde scuro
Japanese (romaji): usuguroaohiyo
Japanese: ウスグロアオヒヨ
Scientific: Andropadus importunus, Andropadus importunus importunus, Pycnonotus importunus, Pycnonotus importunus importunus, Turdus importunus
Lithuanian: Baltaakis žalsvasis bulbiulis
Dutch: Vale Buulbuul
Norwegian Nynorsk: Krattbylbyl
Norwegian: Krattbylbyl
Polish: bilbil posepny, bilbil posępny, Bilbil tanzański, bilbil zuchwały
Portuguese: Bulbul importunos, Bulbul-importunos, Tuta-sombria
Portuguese (Portugal): bulbul-sombrio
Russian: Белоглазый зелёный бюльбюль, Светлоглазый бюльбюль
Slovak: afrobyl bledooký
Serbian: Smeđi grinbul
Swedish: buskgrönbulbyl, Buskgrönbulle
Swahili: Kuruwiji
Turkish: Ak gözlü yaprakbülbülü
Ukrainian: Бюльбюль білоокий
Xhosa: Inkwili
Chinese: 黄腹绿鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 淡黑鋸嘴鵯
Zulu: iWili

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