The golden greenbul (Calyptocichla serinus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds native to the African tropical rainforest. It is the only member of the genus Calyptocichla.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Calyptocichla Oberholser, 1905 |
| Species: | C. serinus
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| Calyptocichla serinus (Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1855)
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Taxonomy and systematics
editThe golden greenbul was originally described in the genus Criniger. It is not closely related to any of the other greenbul species, forming a separate clade from the two main clades which make up the bulbul family Pycnonotidae.[2] Alternate names for the golden greenbul include the serene bulbul and serene greenbul.
Description
editThe golden greenbul is brightly coloured for a greenbul due to its bright yellow belly and white throat; otherwise it is not particularly distinct in plumage, with unmarked olive upperparts, tail and wings. It has a long slender pinkish-brown bill, a feature not shared by other greenbuls.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is found in forests from Sierra Leone to Ghana; south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon to Central African Republic and extreme north-western Angola.[4]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Calyptocichla serinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22712833A131966769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22712833A131966769.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Moyle, Robert G. Ben D. Marks (2006) Phylogenetic relationships of the bulbuls (Aves: Pycnonotidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40 (3): Pages 687-695 doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.015 (HTML abstract)
- ^ Sinclair, Ian and Peter Ryan (2003) Birds of Africa South of the Sahara ISBN 1-86872-857-9
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
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