Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus - Bulbul importun

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Pycnonotidés
Genus
:
Andropadus
Species
:
importunus

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1818

Biometrics

Size
: 18 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 24 à 33 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sombre Greenbul (Andropadus importunus) is a species of bird in the Pycnonotidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Andropadus importunus importunus (highlands of n South Africa, w Swaziland s along coast to Western Cape)
Andropadus importunus insularis (s Ethiopia and s Somalia to e Tanzania)
Andropadus importunus oleaginus (s Zimbabwe, s Mozambique and lowland n South Africa)
Andropadus importunus hypoxanthus (se Tanzania to c Mozambique, c Zimbabwe and sc Zambia)

Foreign names

Bulbul importun,
Bulbul de Zanzibar,
tuta-sombria,
Dunkelbülbül,
surranó bülbül,
Vale Buulbuul,
Bulverde scuro,
buskgrönbulbyl,
Krattbylbyl,
afrobyl bledooký,
bulbul tmavý,
Grønbulbul,
pensasbulbuli,
Gewone Willie,
bulbul verdós de costa,
bilbil zuchwały,
Белоглазый зелёный бюльбюль,
ウスグロアオヒヨ,
黄腹绿鹎,
淡黑鋸嘴鵯,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas