Swamp palm bulbul
| Swamp palm bulbul | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Thescelocichla Oberholser, 1905 |
| Species: | T. leucopleura |
| Binomial name | |
| Thescelocichla leucopleura (Cassin, 1856) | |
The swamp palm bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), also known as the swamp greenbul, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Thescelocichla.[2]
Distribution
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna.< ref name = "IUCN"/>
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Thescelocichla leucopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Thescelocichla". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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