Red-tailed greenbul


The red-tailed greenbul, also known as the red-tailed bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and is found in western and central Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the red-tailed greenbul include the red-tailed bearded bulbul, red-tailed bulbul and thick-billed red-tailed greenbul.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized. Additionally, the white-bearded greenbul was also originally described as a subspecies of the red-tailed greenbul: