The black-collared bulbul (Neolestes torquatus), or black-collared greenbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Neolestes.[2] For many years, some authorities considered the genus to belong to the bushshrike or shrike families due to shape and plumage similarities until a review of molecular genetic relationships in 1999 confirmed the behavioural and morphological affinities to Pycnonotidae.[3] The black-collared bulbul is found in equatorial Africa in its natural habitat of dry savanna.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Neolestes Cabanis, 1875 |
| Species: | N. torquatus
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| Neolestes torquatus Cabanis, 1875
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References
edit- ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Neolestes torquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22713256A132103634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713256A132103634.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Neolestes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Zuccon, Dario; Ericson, Per G. P. (1 April 2010). "The phylogenetic position of the Black-collared Bulbul Neolestes torquatus". Ibis. 152 (2): 386–392. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00986.x. ISSN 1474-919X.
External links
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