Sjöstedt's greenbul

Sjöstedt's greenbul (Baeopogon clamans) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in western and central Africa.

Sjöstedt's greenbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Baeopogon
Species:
B. clamans
Binomial name
Baeopogon clamans
(Sjöstedt, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Xenocichla clamans

Taxonomy and systematics

Sjöstedt's greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then re-classified to Baeopogon. The common name commemorates the Swedish ornithologist Bror Yngve Sjöstedt.[2] Alternate names for Sjöstedt's greenbul include Sjöstedt's bulbul, Sjöstedt's honeyguide bulbul, Sjöstedt's honeyguide greenbul, Sjöstedt's white-tailed greenbul and white-tailed greenbul. The latter alternate name is also used by the honeyguide greenbul and the swamp palm bulbul.[3][4]

Distribution and habitat

It is found from south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon to Central African Republic and extreme north-western Angola; central and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Baeopogon clamans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712841A94350903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712841A94350903.en.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 313.
  3. "Baeopogon clamans - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  4. "Thescelocichla leucopleura - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-11.


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