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Red-tailed Greenbul

Criniger calurus (Cassin, J 1856)

The red-tailed greenbul, also known as the red-tailed bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae, native to the African tropical rainforest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pycnonotidae
Genus:
   Criniger
Scientific:
  Criniger calurus

Original description

Citation:
  (Cassin, J 1856)

Reference:
   Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 8, no.4 p.158

Protonym:
  Tricophorus calurus

Type locality:
  Moonda River, Western Africa [Gabon].

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18246#page/178/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F8104BC1FEFA8B70

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F8104BC1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F8104BC1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559586

Geographic range:

  • Criniger calurus: lowland to foothill forest, gallery forest and wooded savanna, from southwestern Senegal eastward through southern Nigeria and Bioko (Gulf of Guinea) to Uganda, thence southward through Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Angola
  • Criniger calurus calurus: southern Nigeria (Benin) to far western Democratic Republic of the Congo (lower Congo); Bioko
  • Criniger calurus verreauxi: Senegambia to southwestern Nigeria
  • Criniger calurus emini: west-central Democratic Republic of the Congo to northeastern Angola and Uganda
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Red-tailed Bulbul
Bulgarian:
Червеноопашат зелен бюлбюл
Catalan:
bulbul barbat cua-roig
Czech:
bulbulec rezavoocasý
Danish:
Rødhalet Hårbulbul
German:
Rotschwanz-Haarbülbül
Esperanto:
ruĝvosta barbobulbulo
Spanish:
Bulbul Colirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Bulbul Colirrojo
Estonian:
prill-vurrukbülbül
Finnish:
punapyrstöbulbuli
French:
Bulbul à barbe blanche
Croatian:
bjelobradi bulbul
Hungarian:
Swainson-bülbül
Italian:
Bulverde codarossa
Japanese (romaji):
shirohigehiyodori
Japanese:
シロヒゲヒヨドリ
Lithuanian:
rudauodegis barzdotasis bulbiulis
Dutch:
Roodstaartbaardbuulbuul
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudhaleskjeggbylbyl
Norwegian:
Rødhaleskjeggbylbyl
Polish:
szczeciobrodacz rdzawosterny
Portuguese:
Tuta-de-cabelo
Portuguese (Portugal):
bulbul-rabirruivo
Russian:
Рыжехвостый бюльбюль
Slovak:
afrobyl červenochvostý
Serbian:
Riđorepi grinbul
Swedish:
roststjärtad grönbulbyl
Turkish:
Kızıl kuyruklu yaprakbülbülü
Ukrainian:
Бюльбюль-бородань рудохвостий
Chinese:
红尾须冠鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
紅尾綠冠鵯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Red-tailed Greenbul ( Criniger calurus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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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. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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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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Avilist 2025:
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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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bulbul à barbe blanche ( Criniger calurus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bulbul à barbe blanche ( Criniger calurus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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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 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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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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eBird version 2025:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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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):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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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 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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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 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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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 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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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 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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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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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Red-tailed Greenbul ( Criniger calurus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Criniger calurus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Criniger calurus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Criniger calurus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-tailed Bulbul ( Criniger calurus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-tailed Bulbul ( Criniger calurus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-tailed Bulbul ( Criniger calurus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Criniger calurus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Criniger calurus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Червеноопашат зелен бюлбюл
Catalan: bulbul barbat cua-roig
Czech: Bulbulec cervenoocasý, bulbulec rezavoocasý
Danish: Rødhalet Hårbulbul
German: Rotschwanz-Haarbülbül, Swainson Bülbül, Swainsonbülbül, Swainson-Bülbül
English: Red tailed Bulbul, Red-tailed Bearded Bulbul, Red-tailed Bulbul, Red-tailed Greenbul, Thick-billed Red-tailed Greenbul, White-bearded Bulbul, White-bearded Greenbul
English (Avilist): Red-tailed Greenbul
English, HBW: Red-tailed Greenbul
English (IOC): Red-tailed Greenbul
English (United States): Red-tailed Greenbul
Esperanto: ruĝvosta barbobulbulo
Spanish: Bulbul Colirrojo, Bulbul de Cola Roja
Spanish (Spain): Bulbul Colirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-tailed Greenbul
Estonian: prill-vurrukbülbül
Finnish: Punapyrstöbulbuli
French: Bulbul à barbe blanche, Bulbul huppé à barbe blanche, Bulbul huppé à barbeblanche, Bulbul huppé à gorge blanche
French (Guyane): Bulbul à barbe blanche
Croatian: bjelobradi bulbul
Hungarian: Swainson-bülbül
Italian: Bulbul codarossa, Bulbul codirosso, Bulverde codarossa
Japanese (romaji): shirohigehiyodori
Japanese: シロヒゲヒヨドリ
Scientific: Criniger calurus, Criniger calurus calurus, Criniger calurus verreauxi, Criniger swainsoni, Criniger verreauxi, Trichophorus calurus
Lithuanian: rudauodegis barzdotasis bulbiulis
Dutch: Roodstaartbaardbuulbuul
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudhaleskjeggbylbyl
Norwegian: Rødhaleskjeggbylbyl
Polish: Szczeciak białobrody, szczeciak rdzawosterny, szczeciobrodacz rdzawosterny
Portuguese: Tuta-de-cabelo
Portuguese (Angola): Bulbul-rabirruiva
Portuguese (Portugal): bulbul-rabirruivo, Tuta-de-cabelo
Russian: Краснохвостый бюльбюль, Краснохвостый манишковый бюльбюль, Рыжехвостый бюльбюль
Slovak: afrobyl červenochvostý
Serbian: Crvenorepi grinbul, Riđorepi grinbul
Swedish: Rödstjärtad grönbulle, roststjärtad grönbulbyl
Swahili: Korogoto Koo-jeupe
Turkish: Kızıl kuyruklu yaprakbülbülü
Ukrainian: Бюльбюль-бородань рудохвостий
Chinese: 红尾须冠鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 紅尾綠冠鵯

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