The olive-headed greenbul (Arizelocichla striifacies) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in east Africa.
| Olive-headed greenbul | |
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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: | Arizelocichla |
| Species: | A. striifacies
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| Binomial name | |
| Arizelocichla striifacies | |
Taxonomy
editThe olive-headed greenbul was formally described in 1895 by the German ornithologists Anton Reichenow and Oscar Neumann under the binomial name Xenocichla striifacies.[2][3] The specific epithet combines the Latin stria meaning "furrow" of "striation" with facies meaning "countenance" or "appearance".[4] This species is now one of 11 greenbuls placed in the genus Arizelocichla that was introduced in 1905 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser.[5]
Two subspecies are recognised:[5]
- A. s. striifacies (Reichenow & Neumann, 1895) – southeast Kenya to southwest Tanzania (Udzungwas)
- A. s. olivaceiceps (Shelley, 1896) – southwest Tanzania (Rungwe), Malawi and northwest Mozambique
The two subspecies were formerly sometimes treated as separate species with the English name "stripe-faced greenbul" used for the nominate subspecies and "olive-headed greenbul" for A. s. olivaceiceps. [5]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Arizelocichla striifacies". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712821A104132328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712821A104132328.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Reichenow, Anton; Neumann, Oscar (1895). "Diagnosen neuer, von Oskar Neumann in Ost- und Central -Afrika entdeckter Yogelarten". Ornithologische Monatsberichte (in German). 3 (5): 73-76 [74].
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1960). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 258.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "striifacies". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Bulbuls". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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