Swamp palm bulbul

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The swamp palm bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Thescelocichla.[2]

Swamp palm bulbul
In Kakum NP, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Thescelocichla
Oberholser, 1905
Species:
T. leucopleura
Binomial name
Thescelocichla leucopleura
(Cassin, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Phyllastrephus leucopleurus

Taxonomy and systematics

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The swamp palm bulbul was originally described in the genus Phyllastrephus. Alternative names for the swamp palm bulbul include the swamp bulbul, swamp greenbul, swamp palm greenbul, white-tailed greenbul and white-tailed palm greenbul. The alternate name 'white-tailed greenbul' is also used by the honeyguide greenbul and Sjöstedt's greenbul.[3][4][5]

Distribution and habitat

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The swamp palm bulbul is found from Senegal and Gambia to north-eastern and central Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna.[1]

Diet

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It is an insectivore.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Thescelocichla leucopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22712877A132102807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22712877A132102807.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Thescelocichla". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Thescelocichla leucopleura - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  4. ^ "Baeopogon indicator - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. ^ "Baeopogon clamans - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  6. ^ Kumi, Samuel; Addo-Fordjour, Patrick; Fei-Baffoe, Bernard; Adjapong, Abena Owusu; Asamoah, Francis Boafo (February 2024). "Dynamic Influence of Mining-Induced Land Use Land Cover Changes on Avifauna Community over a mining landscape, Ghana". Trees, Forests and People. 15: 100515. doi:10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100515. ISSN 2666-7193.