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Shelley's Greenbul
Arizelocichla masukuensis (Shelley, GE 1897)
Shelley's greenbul or Shelley's bulbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Pycnonotidae
Genus:
Arizelocichla
Scientific:
Arizelocichla masukuensis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Pycnonotidae
Genus:
Arizelocichla
Scientific:
Arizelocichla masukuensis
Original description
Citation:
(Shelley, GE 1897)
Reference:
Ibis
ser.7, vol.3, no.12 p.534
Protonym:
Andropadus masukuensis
Type locality:
Masuku Range, 7,000 feet.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54800#page/596/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A8A60306CFC907C9
Avibase ID:
avibase-A8A60306
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A8A60306
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916203
English:
Shelley's Greenbul
Catalan:
bulbul verdós de Shelley
Czech:
bulbul masukuský
Danish:
Malawibulbul
German:
Shelleybülbül
Esperanto:
misukua bulbulo
Spanish:
Bulbul de las Misuku
Finnish:
savannibulbuli
French:
Bulbul des Misuku
Croatian:
maslinastozeleni bulbul
Hungarian:
Shelley-bülbül
Italian:
Bulverde di Shelley
Japanese (romaji):
midorihiyodori
Japanese:
ミドリヒヨドリ
Lithuanian:
Miškinis žalsvasis bulbiulis
Dutch:
Shelleys Buulbuul
Norwegian:
Skyggebylbyl
Polish:
górobilbil zielonawy
Portuguese:
bulbul-de-masuku
Portuguese (Portugal):
bulbul-das-misuku
Russian:
Лесной зелёный бюльбюль
Slovak:
afrobyl čiapočkatý
Serbian:
Šelijev grinbul
Swedish:
Shelleys grönbulbul
Ukrainian:
Бюльбюль лісовий
Chinese:
塞氏绿鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
謝利氏鋸嘴鵯
Shelley's Greenbul
Catalan:
bulbul verdós de Shelley
Czech:
bulbul masukuský
Danish:
Malawibulbul
German:
Shelleybülbül
Esperanto:
misukua bulbulo
Spanish:
Bulbul de las Misuku
Finnish:
savannibulbuli
French:
Bulbul des Misuku
Croatian:
maslinastozeleni bulbul
Hungarian:
Shelley-bülbül
Italian:
Bulverde di Shelley
Japanese (romaji):
midorihiyodori
Japanese:
ミドリヒヨドリ
Lithuanian:
Miškinis žalsvasis bulbiulis
Dutch:
Shelleys Buulbuul
Norwegian:
Skyggebylbyl
Polish:
górobilbil zielonawy
Portuguese:
bulbul-de-masuku
Portuguese (Portugal):
bulbul-das-misuku
Russian:
Лесной зелёный бюльбюль
Slovak:
afrobyl čiapočkatý
Serbian:
Šelijev grinbul
Swedish:
Shelleys grönbulbul
Ukrainian:
Бюльбюль лісовий
Chinese:
塞氏绿鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
謝利氏鋸嘴鵯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bulbul des Masuku ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's) ( Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Shelley's Greenbul ( Arizelocichla masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Shelley's Greenbul ( Andropadus masukuensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Andropadus masukuensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Arizelocichla masukuensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Arizelocichla [masukuensis or kakamegae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: bulbul verdós de Shelley
Czech: bulbul masukuský, Bulbul Shelleyuv
Danish: Malawibulbul
German: Shelleybülbül, Shelley-Bülbül, Shelleybülbül (masukuensis/roehli)
English: Kakamega Greenbul, Shelley's Bulbul, Shelley's Greenbul, Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's)
English, HBW: Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's)
English (IOC): Shelley's Greenbul
English (Kenya): Shelley's Greenbul
English (United States): Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's)
Esperanto: misukua bulbulo
Spanish: Bulbul de las Masuku, Bulbul de Las Masuku (masukuensis/roehli), Bulbul de las Misuku, Bulbul de Shelley
Spanish (Spain): Bulbul de las Masuku, Bulbul de las Masuku (masukuensis/roehli)
Spanish (HBW): Shelley's Greenbul (Shelley's)
Estonian: tüve-viherbülbül
Finnish: Savannibulbuli
French: Bulbul de Masuku, Bulbul de Masuku (nominal), Bulbul des Masuku, Bulbul des Misuku, Bulbul des Misuku (masukuensis), Bulbul des Misuku [masukuensis ou roehli]
Croatian: maslinastozeleni bulbul
Hungarian: Shelley-bülbül
Italian: Bulbul di Masuku, Bulverde di Shelley
Japanese (romaji): midorihiyodori, midorihiyodori (masukuensis/roehli)
Japanese: ミドリヒヨドリ, ミドリヒヨドリ (masukuensis/roehli), ミドリヒヨドリ（masukuensis／roehli）
Scientific: Andropadus masukuensis, Andropadus masukuensis masukuensis, Arizelocichla masukuensis, Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis, Arizelocichla masukuensis masukuensis/roehli, Pycnonotus masukuensis, Pycnonotus masukuensis masukuensis
Lithuanian: Miškinis žalsvasis bulbiulis
Dutch: Shelley-buulbuul, Shelley-buulbuul (masukuensis/roehli), Shelleys Buulbuul, Shelley's Buulbuul
Norwegian: Skyggebylbyl, skyggebylbyl (masukuensis/roehli)
Polish: bilbil zielonawy, górobilbil zielonawy, górobilbil zielonawy (masukuensis/roehli)
Portuguese: Bulbul de Masuku, Bulbul-de-masuku
Portuguese (Portugal): bulbul-das-misuku, bulbul-das-misuku (masukuensis/roehli)
Russian: Лесной зелёный бюльбюль, Рифтовый бюльбюль (masukuensis/roehli)
Slovak: afrobyl čiapočkatý, afrobyl čiapočkatý (skup.)
Serbian: Šelijev grinbul
Swedish: Malawigrönbulle, Shelleys grönbulbul, Shelleys grönbulbyl
Swahili: Nyembelele wa Masuku
Turkish: Shelley Yaprakbülbülü, Shelley yaprakbülbülü (masukuensis/roehli)
Ukrainian: Бюльбюль лісовий
Chinese: 塞氏绿鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 謝利氏鋸嘴鵯
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