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Red-tailed Greenbul

Criniger calurus (Cassin, J 1856)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Jonathan Onongo 2026-04-11 , Western (Uganda)   -   654702789
macaulaylibrary.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus verreauxi Bram Piot 2016-07-24 Parc National de la Forêt du Banco, Abidjan, Lagunes (former) (Côte d'Ivoire) (30 m) call -

Not seen calling, but 2-3 birds in mixed species flock and calls seem to match this species pretty well.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 328422
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus emini Martin St-Michel 2015-03-01 Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Kanungu (Uganda) (1500 m) call -

Habitat: secondary evergreen forest, primary evergreen forest.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 245961
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Oscar Campbell 2023-11-18 Bobiri Butterfly Reserve, Ejisu-Juabeng (Ghana) (240 m) call -

Chirping call from one of small group, seen poorly low in cover alongside track. Whistled notes of Western Bearded Greenbul also audible, first at 0:02.

 842996
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Peter Boesman 2022-03-11 Atewa Farmbush, Sagyimase, East Akim (Ghana) call - [sono] 719065
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus verreauxi Étienne Leroy 2020-01-17 Forêt classée de Yapo, Lagunes District, Agnéby (Côte d'Ivoire) (70 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 527475
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus verreauxi Étienne Leroy 2022-01-26 Forêt classée du Mont Tonkoui, Man, Montagnes District, Tonkpi (Côte d'Ivoire) (1100 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 727120
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Andres Angulo Rubiano 2019-03-05 Mbam et Djerem National Park second camp near the saline, Djerem, Adamawa, Adamaoua (Cameroon) (800 m) adult, call, male, song -

Same male as XC504534

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 504535
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Peter Boesman 2022-06-19 Royal Mile Budongo forest, Bujenje (former division) (Uganda) call - [sono] 739619
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus calurus Mike Nelson 2012-03-28 Lake Barombi Mbo, Sud-Ouest (Cameroon) (700 m) call (A) - calling from thick vegetation at the edge of the lake after playing the previous recording 99624
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus emini Martin St-Michel 2015-03-01 Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Kanungu (Uganda) (1500 m) call -

Same individual as in XC245961. Habitat: secondary evergreen forest, primary evergreen forest.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 245964
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus verreauxi Hans Matheve 2016-04-06 Kakum NP (walkway), Central (Ghana) (220 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

 352229
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus verreauxi Brendan Sloan 2021-11-09 Ankasa NP Ghana, Ghana (Ghana) (20 masl m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 702858
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Jacob C. Cooper 2016-01-26 RC de la Caldera de Luba--North (American) Camp, Bioko Sur, Región Insular, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko Sur (Equatorial Guinea)   -   24227461
macaulaylibrary.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Jacob C. Cooper 2016-01-26 Gran Caldera de Luba (Acampamento Norte y Senderos), Bioko Sur (Equatorial Guinea) (1100 m) song -

Bird calling in the subcanopy of montane forest. eBird checklist.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 302973
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Jonathan Onongo 2026-01-24 Griffin Falls, Mabira Forest, Nakifuma (Uganda) (1200 m) call - [sono] 1077487
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Jonathan Onongo 2026-04-11 , Western (Uganda)   -   654702790
macaulaylibrary.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus verreauxi Étienne Leroy 2017-01-16 Parc National de la Forêt de Taï, Bas-Sassandra (former) (Côte d'Ivoire) (130 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 353574
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Jacob C. Cooper 2016-01-24 Acampamento de Hormigas, Bioko Sur (Equatorial Guinea) (800 m) call -

Multiple birds calling in a mixed flock (although other flock members cannot be heard). Same birds as XC302972. eBird checklist.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 302971
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Patrik Åberg 2017-11-05 Kakum NP, Central (Ghana) (140 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 400052
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus verreauxi Étienne Leroy 2017-01-15 Parc National de la Forêt de Taï, Bas-Sassandra (former) (Côte d'Ivoire) (130 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 353567
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Andres Angulo Rubiano 2019-03-04 Mbam et Djerem National Park, WCS research station for Chimpanzee studies, main camp, Centre (Cameroon) (750 m) song -

I heard a male in a morning chorus near a forest gap, probably from canopy?. Recording distance for me was maybe 30 meters.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 498512
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Jonathan Onongo 2026-01-24 Griffin Falls, Mabira Forest, Nakifuma (Uganda) (1200 m) call - [sono] 1077486
xeno-canto.org
Red-tailed Greenbul - Criniger calurus Patrik Åberg 2017-11-05 Kakum NP, Central (Ghana) (140 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 400050
xeno-canto.org
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