| Chlorocichla | |
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| Yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Chlorocichla Sharpe, 1882 |
| Type species | |
| Trichophorus flaviventris (Yellow-bellied greenbul) Smith, A, 1834 | |
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Chlorocichla is a genus ofsongbird in thebulbul family, Pycnonotidae. They are mainly present throughout theAfrican tropical rainforest, excepted theyellow-bellied greenbul, native to themiombo woodlands.
The genusChlorocichla was introduced in 1882 by the English ornithologistRichard Bowdler Sharpe.[1] Sharpe did not specify atype species but this was designated as theyellow-bellied greenbul byAnton Reichenow in 1904–1905.[2][3] The genus name combines theAncient Greekkhlōros meaning "pale green" or "yellow" withkikhlē meaning "thrush".[4]
The genus contains five species:[5]
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genusChlorocichla:
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