Stripe-cheeked greenbul

Stripe-cheeked greenbul
Nominate subspecies in Zimbabwe
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Arizelocichla
Species:	A. milanjensis
Binomial name
Arizelocichla milanjensis (Shelley, 1894)
Synonyms
Andropadus milanjensis Pycnonotus milanjensis Xenocichla milanjensis

The stripe-cheeked greenbul (Arizelocichla milanjensis) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The stripe-cheeked 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] Alternatively, some authorities classify the stripe-cheeked greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus.[3] Some authorities consider the olive-headed greenbul and stripe-faced greenbul to be subspecies of the stripe-cheeked greenbul.[4][5] Alternate names for the stripe-cheeked greenbul include the Mulanji stripe-cheeked greenbul and stripe-cheeked bulbul.

Distribution and habitat

The stripe-cheeked greenbul is found in the highlands of south-eastern Malawi (Mount Mulanje), extreme eastern Zimbabwe and west-central Mozambique.[6]

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  General range of stripe-cheeked greenbul

References

1. BirdLife International (2021). "Arizelocichla milanjensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22730593A197872368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22730593A197872368.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
3. "Arizelocichla milanjensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
4. "Arizelocichla olivaceiceps - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
5. "Arizelocichla striifacies - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
6. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.

External links

• (Stripe-cheeked greenbul = ) Stripe-cheeked bulbul - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.