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Criniger

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Criniger

Higher classification
  
Bulbul

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
Pycnonotidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Yellow‑bearded greenbul, Red‑tailed greenbul, Eastern bearded greenbul, Western bearded greenbul, White‑bearded greenbul

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Criniger is a genus of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. Established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1820, it contains the following species:

  • Western bearded greenbul (Criniger barbatus)
  • Red-tailed greenbul (Criniger calurus)
  • Eastern bearded greenbul (Criniger chloronotus)
  • White-bearded greenbul (Criniger ndussumensis)
  • Yellow-bearded greenbul (Criniger olivaceus)
  • The name Criniger is Latin for "long-haired" (from crinis, meaning "hair" and gerere, meaning "to carry").

    References

    Criniger Wikipedia