Sharpe's greenbul

Sharpe's greenbul (Phyllastrephus alfredi) or the Malawi greenbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Africa in south-western Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and northern Malawi.^[1]

Sharpe's greenbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Phyllastrephus
Species:	P. alfredi
Binomial name
Phyllastrephus alfredi (Shelley, 1903)
Synonyms
Bleda alfredi Phyllastrephus flavostriatus alfredi Phyllastrephus olivaceo-griseus alfredi

Taxonomy and systematics

Sharpe's greenbul was originally described in the genus Bleda. Alternatively, some authorities classify it as a subspecies of the yellow-streaked greenbul.^[2] Formerly, some authorities have considered Fischer's greenbul as a subspecies of Sharpe's greenbul.^[3]