Gray Greenbul
Eurillas gracilis
A small, slender greenbul most often found near forest edge and in other disturbed and semi-disturbed habitats. Olive below, becoming more yellow toward the belly, and olive-green above, becoming grayer toward the head with noticeable white eye-arcs. Similar to other dully colored greenbuls, especially Ansorge’s Greenbul and Plain Greenbul, but note Gray Greenbul’s edge habitat preferences, yellowish belly, and distinctive song: a plaintive, halting “teach-er, who teach-es you?” that generally rises in pitch.
Taxonomy
The little grey 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. Alternate names for the little grey greenbul include the grey greenbul and little grey bulbul.<p>Three subspecies are recognized. Some authorities have also considered Ansorge's greenbul as a subspecies of the little grey greenbul:
- Scientific name
- Eurillas gracilis
- Authority
- (Cabanis, 1880)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Eurillas
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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