White-throated greenbul explained

The white-throated greenbul (Phyllastrephus albigularis) or white-throated bulbul, is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Angola greenbul.

Taxonomy

The white-throated greenbul was formally described and illustrated in 1882 by the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe based on a specimen collected in the Fantee region of central Ghana. He coined the binomial name Xenocichla albigularis.^{[1] [2]} It is now one of 21 species placed in the genus Phyllastrephus that was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William John Swainson.^[3] The genus name combines Ancient Greek φυλλον/phullon meaning "leaf" with στρεφω/strephō meaning "to toss" or "to turn".^[4] The specific epithet albigularis combines Latin albus meaning "white" with Modern Latin gularis meaning "throated".^[5] The Angola greenbul was formally considered to be a subspecies. The white-throated greenbul is now monophyletic: no subspecies are recognised.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Sharpe . R. Bowdler . Richard Bowdler Sharpe . 1881 . 1882 . Catalogue of the Passeriformes or Perching Birds in the Collection of the British Museum. Cichlomorphae: Part III. Containing the first portion of the family Timeliidae (Babbling-Thrushes) . Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum . 6 . London . Trustees of the British Museum . 103, Plate 7 . Although the title page bears the date of 1881 this volume was not published until 1882.
2. Book: Mayr . Ernst . Ernst Mayr . Greenway . James C. Jr . 1960 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 9 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 268-269 .
3. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela C. Rasmussen . August 2024 . Bulbuls . IOC World Bird List Version 14.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 7 September 2024.
4. Web site: Jobling . James A. . Phyllastrephus . The Key to Scientific Names . Cornell Lab of Ornithology . 7 September 2024 .
5. Web site: Jobling . James A. . albigularis . The Key to Scientific Names . Cornell Lab of Ornithology . 7 September 2024 .