Joyful Greenbul
Chlorocichla laetissima(Sharpe, RB, 1899)
English (US) Joyful Greenbul
The Joyful Greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima) 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
- Chlorocichla laetissima
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Joyful Greenbul
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1899)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chlorocichla laetissima laetissima
- Chlorocichla laetissima schoutedeni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Andropadus laetissimus
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1899)
- Type locality
- Nandi, Equatorial Africa [Kenya Colony].
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 10 p.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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