Joyful greenbul
Species of songbird
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The joyful greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima) or joyful bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Chlorocichla |
| Species: | C. laetissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorocichla laetissima (Sharpe, 1899) | |
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| Audio | |
| Joyful greenbul song, recorded in Kitale, Kenya | |
Taxonomy and systematics
The joyful greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and later re-classified within Chlorocichla.
Subspecies
Two subspecies of the joyful greenbul are recognized:[3]
- Chlorocichla laetissima laetissima - (Sharpe, 1899): Imatong Mountains, East African and northern Albertine rift montane forests
- Chlorocichla laetissima schoutedeni - Prigogine, 1954: southern Albertine rift montane forests
