Placid Greenbul (Phyllastrephus placidus)

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shelley, 1889)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 2,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia.

Kenya (east of Rift Valley), north, eastern and southern Tanzania (west to Rungwe in south), extreme north-eastern Zambia (Mafinga Mts), Malawi and north-western Mozambique.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Placid Greenbul (Phyllastrephus placidus) [XC517008]
by Louis A. Hansen from Suni camp, Chita Forest, southern Udzungwa Scarp, Tanzania (call)

Placid Greenbul (Phyllastrephus placidus) [XC514425]
by Louis A. Hansen from Dibililo camp, Mafwemiro forest, Mpwapwa, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Cabanis's Greenbul (Phyllastrephus cabanisi) and Placid Greenbul (Phyllastrephus placidus) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Phyllastrephus cabanisi following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Cabanis's Greenbul (Phyllastrephus cabanisi).

References
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