Angola greenbul

The Angola greenbul (Phyllastrephus viridiceps) is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in northwest Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the white-throated greenbul.

Angola greenbul
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Phyllastrephus
Species:	P. viridiceps
Binomial name
Phyllastrephus viridiceps Rand, 1955

Taxonomy

The Angola greenbul was formally described in 1955 by the Canadian zoologist Austin L. Rand based on specimens collected near the town of Cambeta in northern Angola. He considered it to be a subspecies of the white-throated greenbul and coined the trinomial name Phyllastrephus albigularis viridiceps.^[2][3] It is now considered as a separate species based on differences in vocalization and morphology.^[4] The genus name combines Ancient Greek φυλλον/phullon meaning "leaf" with στρεφω/strephō meaning "to toss" or "to turn".^[5] The specific epithet viridiceps combines Latin viridis meaning "green" with -ceps meaning "-crowned".^[6]