Sassi's olive greenbul
| Sassi's olive greenbul | |
|---|---|
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Phyllastrephus |
| Species: | P. icterinus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Phyllastrephus icterinus lorenzi Sassi, 1914 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phyllastrephus lorenzi Sassi, 1914 | |
Sassi's olive greenbul (Phyllastrephus icterinus lorenzi), also known as Sassi's greenbul, is a songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. The scientific name commemorates the Austrian zoologist Ludwig Lorenz von Liburnau.[1]
It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss; when it was still considered a good species by the IUCN, it was classified as Near threatened.[2]
Taxonomy
Originally described as a distinct species, it is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the icterine greenbul. BirdLife International revised its status to subspecies in 2008.[3]
Footnotes
References
- BirdLife International (2004). "Phyllastrephus lorenzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008a) Sassi's Greenbul Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2008-MAY-26.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008b): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.