The Kikuyu mountain greenbul (Arizelocichla kikuyuensis), also known as the olive-breasted greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, south-western and south-eastern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and central Kenya.[1]
| Kikuyu mountain greenbul | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Arizelocichla |
| Species: | A. kikuyuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arizelocichla kikuyuensis (Sharpe, 1891)
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Taxonomy and systematics
editThe Kikuyu mountain 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.[2] Also, some authorities consider the olive-breasted greenbul to be a subspecies of western mountain greenbul or the mountain greenbul.[3] Alternate names for the olive-breasted greenbul include the Kikuyu grey-throated greenbul and western mountain greenbul. The alternate name 'western mountain greenbul' is also used by the western greenbul. The English name and the specific epithet are from the name of the Kikuyu people that live in Kenya.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ^ "Arizelocichla kikuyuensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "kikuyuensis". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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