Western Bearded Greenbul
Criniger barbatus(Temminck, CJ, 1821)
English (US) Western Bearded Greenbul
The Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus) 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
- Criniger barbatus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Bearded Greenbul
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Criniger barbatus barbatus
- Criniger barbatus ansorgeanus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trichophorus barbatus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
- Type locality
- Sierra Leone.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.15, vol.3 pl.88
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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