Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Arizelocichla [nigriceps or kikuyensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: bulbul verdós capfosc
Czech: bulbul východoafrický
Danish: Kilimanjarobulbul
German: Bergwaldbülbül, Schwarzkappenbülbül, Schwarzkappenbülbül (nigriceps/usambarae)
English: Black-headed Mountain Greenbul, Eastern Mountain Greenbul, Eastern Mountain Greenbul (Mountain), Eastern Mountain-Greenbul (Mountain), Mountain Greenbul
English, HBW: Eastern Mountain Greenbul (Mountain)
English (IOC): Mountain Greenbul
English (Kenya): Mountain Greenbul, Mountain Greenbul (Mountain)
English (United States): Eastern Mountain Greenbul (Mountain)
Esperanto: malhelkrona bulbulo
Spanish: Bulbul Cabecioscuro, Bulbul del Kilimanjaro, Bulbul del Kilimanjaro (grupo nigriceps), Bulbul Verde Montañés
Spanish (Spain): Bulbul del Kilimanjaro (Grupo nigriceps)
Spanish (HBW): Eastern Mountain-Greenbul (Mountain)
Estonian: nõgikiird-viherbülbül
Finnish: harmaakurkkubulbuli, kilimanjaronbulbuli, vuoribulbuli
French: Bulbul à tête sombre, Bulbul à tête sombre (nigriceps), Bulbul à tête sombre (nominal), Bulbul à tête sombre [nigriceps]
Croatian: planinski bulbul
Italian: Bulverde montano orientale
Japanese (romaji): kurogashiraaohiyo, kurogashiraaohiyo (nigriceps guru-pu)
Japanese: クロガシラアオヒヨ, クロガシラアオヒヨ (nigriceps グループ), クロガシラアオヒヨ（nigriceps グループ）
Scientific: Andropadus nigriceps, Andropadus nigriceps nigriceps, Arizelocichla nigriceps, Arizelocichla nigriceps [nigriceps Group], Arizelocichla nigriceps nigriceps, Arizelocichla nigriceps nigriceps/usambarae, Xenocichla nigriceps
Lithuanian: Rytinis žalsvasis bulbiulis
Dutch: Oostelijke Grijskeelbuulbuul, Oostelijke Grijskeelbuulbuul (nigriceps groep), Zwartkapbuulbuul
Norwegian: Østfjellbylbyl, østfjellbylbyl (nigriceps gr.), østfjellbylbyl (nigriceps/usambarae)
Polish: bilbil ciemnolbisty, bilbil ciemnołbisty, górobilbil ciemnołbisty, górobilbil ciemnołbisty (nigriceps/usambarae)
Portuguese: Bulbul-de-garganta-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): bulbul-do-kilimanjaro, bulbul-do-kilimanjaro (nigriceps/usambarae)
Russian: Рифтовый бюльбюль (nigriceps/usambarae), Рифтовый зелёный бюльбюль
Slovak: afrobyl tmavohlavý, afrobyl tmavohlavý (skup.)
Serbian: Istočni planinski grinbul
Swedish: svartkronad grönbulbyl, svartkronad grönbulbyl (nigriceps/usambarae), Svartkronad grönbulle
Swahili: Nyembelele-mlima
Turkish: Doğulu Yaprakbülbülü, Doğulu yaprakbülbülü (nigriceps/usambarae)
Ukrainian: Бюльбюль темнолобий
Chinese: 东绿鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 東方山鋸嘴鵯