Montane tiny greenbul

The montane tiny greenbul (Phyllastrephus albigula) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Usambara and Nguru Mountains in Tanzania.^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Montane tiny greenbul
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Phyllastrephus
Species:	P. albigula
Binomial name
Phyllastrephus albigula (Grote, 1919)
Synonyms
Phyllastrephus debilis albigula Phyllastrephus rabai albigula Macrosphenus albigula

Taxonomy and systematics

The lowland tiny greenbul was originally described in the genus Macrosphenus.^[3] Until 2009, the montane tiny greenbul was considered as conspecific with the lowland tiny greenbul as the tiny bulbul.^[4][5] Some authorities continue to consider the two species as conspecific.^[6] Alternate names for the montane tiny greenbul include the green-crowned greenbul, Usambara bulbul and Usambara greenbul.