Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus)
About the Western Bearded Greenbul
The western bearded greenbul (Criniger barbatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The western bearded greenbul was formally described and illustrated in 1821 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck from a specimen collected in Sierra Leone. He coined the binomial name Trichophorus barbatus. Some authorities formerly considered the eastern bearded greenbul as conspecific with this species. Two subspecies are recognized: Criniger barbatus barbatus (Temminck, 1821) – Found from Sierra Leone to Benin Criniger barbatus ansorgeanus Hartert, E, 1907 – Found in southern Nigeria.
A real field recording of the Western Bearded Greenbul. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Ghana, Liberia · xeno-canto lists 23 recordings for this species in total.
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- Eastern Bearded GreenbulCriniger chloronotusprofile
- Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurusprofile
- White-bearded GreenbulCriniger ndussumensisprofile
- Yellow-bearded GreenbulCriniger olivaceusrecording
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.