Black-headed Mountain Greenbul
Arizelocichla nigriceps
Medium-sized chunky greenbul with a broken pale eye-ring. Note the black cap, a vaguely striped cheek, and gray underparts. Common and conspicuous in montane forest. Often joins mixed flocks with other bird species. The song is a short series of barking and mewing notes. Similar to Olive-headed Greenbul, but separated by the dark eye, the less distinct cheek striping, and the black rather than olive-green crown.
Taxonomy
The mountain greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then classified in Andropadus and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla. Alternatively, some authorities classify the mountain greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus. Some authorities also consider the olive-breasted greenbul to be a subspecies of the mountain greenbul, while others consider the mountain greenbul itself to be a subspecies of the western greenbul. The common name, 'mountain greenbul', is also used as an alternate name for the western and Cameroon greenbuls.
- Scientific name
- Arizelocichla nigriceps
- Authority
- (Shelley, 1889)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Arizelocichla
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Vertical migration
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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