Yellow-lored bristlebill
The yellow-lored bristlebill or lesser bristlebill (Bleda notatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa.
| Yellow-lored bristlebill | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Bleda |
| Species: | B. notatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bleda notatus (Cassin, 1856) | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The yellow-lored bristlebill was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger). Formerly, some authorities considered the yellow-lored bristlebill as conspecific with the green-tailed bristlebill.
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Bleda notatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103817273A113102362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103817273A113102362.en.
- Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
Further reading
- Huntley, J.W.; Voelker, G. (2016). "Cryptic diversity in Afrotropical lowland forests: the systematics and biogeography of the avian genus Bleda". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 297–308. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.002.
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