Red-tailed Bristlebill (Bleda syndactylus)
About the Red-tailed Bristlebill
The red-tailed bristlebill (Bleda syndactylus) or common bristlebill, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is widely present throughout the African tropical rainforest. It prefers primary over secondary forests. The red-tailed bristlebill was originally described in the genus Dasycephala (a synonym for Attila). Two subspecies are recognized: Gabon bristlebill (B. s. syndactylus) - (Swainson, 1837): Found from Sierra Leone to western Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola Uganda bristlebill (B. s. woosnami) - Ogilvie-Grant, 1907: Also named Bocage's bristlebill. Found from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southern Sudan, western Kenya, north-western Zambia. It is an ant follower.
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Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.