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| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.126271 1 - Calyptocichla serina (J. & E. Verreaux, 1855) - Pycnonotidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.126271 1 - Calyptocichla serina (J. & E. Verreaux, 1855) - Pycnonotidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
| image_width =
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=22712833 |title=''Calyptocichla serinus'' |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2016.3 |year=2016 |accessdate=11 April 2017}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Calyptocichla serinus'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22712833A131966769 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22712833A131966769.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| genus = Calyptocichla
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| parent_authority = [[Harry Church Oberholser|Oberholser]], 1905
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| species = serinus
| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
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| authority = ([[Jules Verreaux|Verreaux, J]] & [[Édouard Verreaux|Verreaux, É]], 1855)
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
| familia = [[bulbul|Pycnonotidae]]
| genus = '''''Calyptocichla'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Harry Church Oberholser|Oberholser]], 1905
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| species = '''''C. serinus'''''
| binomial = ''Calyptocichla serinus''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Jules Verreaux|Verreaux, J]] & [[Edouard Verreaux|Verreaux, E]], 1855)
| range_map = Calyptocichla serina distribution map.png
| range_map = Calyptocichla serina distribution map.png
| synonyms = (Genus)
| synonyms = (Genus)
* ''Trichites''
(Species)
* ''Calyptocichla serina''
* ''Calyptocichla serina''
* ''Criniger serinus''
* ''Criniger serinus''
}}
}}


The '''golden greenbul''' (''Calyptocichla serinus'') is a member of the [[bulbul]] family of [[passerine]] [[bird]]s found in western and central Africa. It is the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Calyptocichla'''''.
The '''golden greenbul''' ('''''Calyptocichla serinus''''') is a member of the [[bulbul]] family of [[passerine]] [[bird]]s found in western and central Africa. It is the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Calyptocichla'''''.


==Taxonomy and systematics==
==Taxonomy and systematics==
The golden greenbul was originally described in the genus ''[[Criniger]]''. It is not closely related to any of the other greenbul species, forming a separate [[clade]] from the two main clades which make up the bulbul family [[Pycnonotidae]].<ref name = "Moyle-Marks">Moyle, Robert G. Ben D. Marks (2006) Phylogenetic relationships of the bulbuls (Aves: Pycnonotidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. ''[[Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution]]'' 40 (3): Pages 687-695 {{DOI|10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.015}} (HTML abstract)</ref> Alternate names for the golden greenbul include the '''serene bulbul''' and '''serene greenbul'''.
The golden greenbul was originally described in the genus ''[[Criniger]]''. It is not closely related to any of the other greenbul species, forming a separate [[clade]] from the two main clades which make up the bulbul family [[Pycnonotidae]].<ref name = "Moyle-Marks">Moyle, Robert G. Ben D. Marks (2006) Phylogenetic relationships of the bulbuls (Aves: Pycnonotidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. ''[[Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution]]'' 40 (3): Pages 687-695 {{doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.015}} (HTML abstract)</ref> Alternate names for the golden greenbul include the '''serene bulbul''' and '''serene greenbul'''.
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[[File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.126271 2 - Calyptocichla serina (J. & E. Verreaux, 1855) - Pycnonotidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg|thumb|left|Same museum specimen as top right, now belly up, Naturalis]]


==Description==
==Description==
The golden greenbul is brightly coloured for a greenbul due to its bright yellow belly and white throat; otherwise it is not particularly distinct in [[plumage]], with unmarked olive upperparts, tail and wings. It has a long slender pinkish-brown bill, a feature not shared by other greenbuls.<ref name="Sinclair-Ryan">Sinclair, Ian and Peter Ryan (2003) ''Birds of Africa South of the Sahara'' ISBN 1-86872-857-9</ref>
The golden greenbul is brightly coloured for a greenbul due to its bright yellow belly and white throat; otherwise it is not particularly distinct in [[plumage]], with unmarked olive upperparts, tail and wings. It has a long slender pinkish-brown bill, a feature not shared by other greenbuls.<ref name="Sinclair-Ryan">Sinclair, Ian and Peter Ryan (2003) ''Birds of Africa South of the Sahara'' {{ISBN|1-86872-857-9}}</ref>


==Distribution and habitat==
==Distribution and habitat==
The species is found in forests from Sierra Leone to Ghana; south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon to Central African Republic and extreme north-western Angola.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/bulbuls/|title=Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-11}}</ref>
The species is found in forests from Sierra Leone to Ghana; south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon to Central African Republic and extreme north-western Angola.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/bulbuls/|title=Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-11}}</ref>

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[[File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.126271 2 - Calyptocichla serina (J. & E. Verreaux, 1855) - Pycnonotidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg|thumb|left|Same museum specimen as top right, now belly up, Naturalis]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Greenbuls]]
[[Category:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
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[[Category:Birds described in 1855|golden greenbul]]
[[Category:Birds of West Africa]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1855]]




Latest revision as of 05:24, 4 January 2024

Golden greenbul
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Calyptocichla
Oberholser, 1905
Species:
C. serinus
Binomial name
Calyptocichla serinus
Synonyms

(Genus)

  • Trichites

(Species)

  • Calyptocichla serina
  • Criniger serinus

The golden greenbul (Calyptocichla serinus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds found in western and central Africa. It is the only member of the genus Calyptocichla.

Taxonomy and systematics[edit]

The golden greenbul was originally described in the genus Criniger. It is not closely related to any of the other greenbul species, forming a separate clade from the two main clades which make up the bulbul family Pycnonotidae.[2] Alternate names for the golden greenbul include the serene bulbul and serene greenbul.

Same museum specimen as top right, now belly up, Naturalis

Description[edit]

The golden greenbul is brightly coloured for a greenbul due to its bright yellow belly and white throat; otherwise it is not particularly distinct in plumage, with unmarked olive upperparts, tail and wings. It has a long slender pinkish-brown bill, a feature not shared by other greenbuls.[3]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The species is found in forests from Sierra Leone to Ghana; south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon to Central African Republic and extreme north-western Angola.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Calyptocichla serinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22712833A131966769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22712833A131966769.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Moyle, Robert G. Ben D. Marks (2006) Phylogenetic relationships of the bulbuls (Aves: Pycnonotidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40 (3): Pages 687-695 doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.015 (HTML abstract)
  3. ^ Sinclair, Ian and Peter Ryan (2003) Birds of Africa South of the Sahara ISBN 1-86872-857-9
  4. ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-11.


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