Joyful greenbul


The joyful greenbul or joyful bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The joyful greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and later re-classified within Chlorocichla.

Subspecies

Two subspecies of the joyful greenbul are recognized:C. l. laetissima - : Found from southern Sudan to south-western Kenya and north-eastern Democratic Republic of the CongoC. l. schoutedeni - Prigogine, 1954: Found in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Zambia