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Swamp palm bulbul

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Pycnonotidae

Higher classification
  
Thescelocichla

Order
  
Passerine

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Genus
  
Thescelocichla Oberholser, 1905

Scientific name
  
Thescelocichla leucopleura

Similar
  
Golden greenbul, Slender‑billed greenbul, Honeyguide greenbul, Western bearded greenbul, Icterine greenbul

The swamp palm bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), also known as the swamp greenbul, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Thescelocichla.

Distribution

It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna.

References

Swamp palm bulbul Wikipedia