Red-tailed Greenbul
Criniger calurus(Cassin, J, 1856)
English (US) Red-tailed Greenbul
The Red-tailed Greenbul (Criniger calurus) 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 calurus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-tailed Greenbul
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1856)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Criniger calurus verreauxi
- Criniger calurus calurus
- Criniger calurus emini
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tricophorus calurus
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1856)
- Type locality
- Moonda River, Western Africa [Gabon].
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8 p.158
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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