Xavier's greenbul (Phyllastrephus xavieri) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| Xavier's greenbul | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Phyllastrephus |
| Species: | P. xavieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllastrephus xavieri (Oustalet, 1892) | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
Xavier's greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda). Some authorities have considered Xavier's greenbul to be a subspecies of the icterine greenbul. The name commemorates the French explorer Xavier Dybowski who collected natural history specimens in the Congo.[2] Alternate names for Xavier's greenbul include the greater icterine bulbul, greater icterine greenbul and Uganda icterine bulbul.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[3]
- P. x. serlei - Chapin, 1949: north and west of Mt. Cameroon (south-western Cameroon)
- Grauer's white-throated greenbul (P. x. xavieri) - (Oustalet, 1892): from Cameroon to western Uganda and north-western Tanzania