Little greenbul
The little greenbul is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
The little greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and was re-classified to the genus Eurillas in 2010. Alternatively, some authorities classify the little greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus.Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized:- E. v. amadoni - : Found on Bioko
- Upper Guinea little greenbul - : Found from Gambia to southern Nigeria
- E. v. virens - : Found from western Cameroon to southern Sudan, western Kenya, southern Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Angola
- E. v. zanzibarica - Pakenham, 1935: Found on Zanzibar
- E. v. zombensis - : Found from south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Zambia to south-eastern Kenya and northern Mozambique. Includes Hall's greenbul, named after the British ornithologist Pat Hall and which is only known from a single specimen taken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hall's greenbul may be a melanistic form of E. v. zombensis.
Description
Distribution and habitat
The little greenbul is found in western, central and eastern Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and moist savanna.