Sombre Greenbul (Andropadus importunus)
About the Sombre Greenbul
The sombre greenbul (Andropadus importunus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrub land in eastern and southern Africa. It is the only member of the genus Andropadus. Eighteen species of greenbuls originally described in the genus Andropadus were re-classified to the genera Arizelocichla, Stelgidillas and Eurillas in 2010. This has left Andropadus as a monotypic genus with the sombre greenbul remaining as its sole extant species.
A real field recording of the Sombre Greenbul. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe · xeno-canto lists 457 recordings for this species in total.
Other birds in this region
- African BroadbillSmithornis capensisrecording
- African GoshawkAccipiter tachirorecording
- African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimprecording
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicarecording
- Black CrakeZapornia flavirostrarecording
- Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.