Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Phyllastrephus Higher classification Phyllastrephus | Phylum Chordata Family Pycnonotidae Scientific name Phyllastrephus lorenzi Rank Species | |
Similar Cameroon olive greenbul, Fischer's greenbul, Western bearded greenbul, Eastern bearded greenbul, Western greenbul | ||
Sassi's olive greenbul (Phyllastrephus icterinus lorenzi), also known as Sassi's greenbul, is a songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. The scientific name commemorates the Austrian zoologist Ludwig Lorenz von Liburnau.
It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss; when it was still considered a good species by the IUCN, it was classified as Near threatened.
Taxonomy
Originally described as a distinct species, it is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the icterine greenbul. BirdLife International revised its status to subspecies in 2008.
References
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