Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Sombre Greenbul
The Sombre Greenbul (Andropadus importunus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Andropadus importunus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sombre Greenbul
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Andropadus importunus insularis
- Andropadus importunus importunus
- Andropadus importunus oleaginus
- Andropadus importunus hypoxanthus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus importunus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Anteniquoi [= Outeniqua] Forest [Cape Province].
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 20 p.266
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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