Kakamega greenbul

Short description: Species of bird

Kakamega greenbul

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Pycnonotidae
Genus:  | Arizelocichla
Species:  |

A. kakamegae

Binomial name
Arizelocichla kakamegae

(Sharpe, 1900)

Synonyms

* Andropadus kakamegae
* Arizelocichla masukuensis kakamegae
* Xenocichla kakamegae

Kakamega greenbul (Arizelocichla kakamegae), is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

## Taxonomy and systematics

The Kakamega greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then classified in Andropadus and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla.[1] Also, some authorities consider the Kakamega greenbul to be a subspecies of Shelley's greenbul.

### Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

* A. k. kakamegae \- (Sharpe, 1900): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Anthus and later in Pycnonotus. Found in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania
* A. k. kungwensis \- Moreau, 1941: Found in western Tanzania

## References

1. ↑ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archives/taxonomy-version-2/.
2. ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/bulbuls/.

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