Yellow-lored bristlebill

The yellow-lored bristlebill or lesser bristlebill (Bleda notatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa.

Yellow-lored bristlebill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Bleda
Species:
B. notatus
Binomial name
Bleda notatus
(Cassin, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Bleda eximia notata
  • Bleda eximia notatus
  • Bleda eximius notata
  • Bleda eximius notatus
  • Bleda notata
  • Trichophorus notatus

Taxonomy and systematics

The yellow-lored bristlebill was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger). Formerly, some authorities considered the yellow-lored bristlebill as conspecific with the green-tailed bristlebill.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Bleda notatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103817273A113102362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103817273A113102362.en.
  • Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.

Further reading


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