Yellow-lored bristlebill

The yellow-lored bristlebill or lesser bristlebill (Bleda notatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa. It is most often found at lower elevations.^[2]

Yellow-lored bristlebill
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Bleda
Species:	B. notatus
Binomial name
Bleda notatus (Cassin, 1856)
Synonyms
Bleda eximia notata Bleda eximia notatus Bleda eximius notata Bleda eximius notatus Bleda notata Trichophorus notatus

Taxonomy and systematics

The yellow-lored bristlebill was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger). Formerly, some authorities considered the yellow-lored bristlebill as conspecific with the green-tailed bristlebill.