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Sibling species of Xavier's Greenbul (Phyllastrephus xavieri), widely sympatric and very similar in appearance; difficulties in distinguishing the two have in the past led to some taxonomic confusion, and continue to hinder understanding of their respective distributions and ecologies. Relationship with Sassi's Olive Greenbul (Phyllastrephus lorenzi) requires analysis as the two are almost entirely sympatric, closely similar in structure, overlap in dimensions, and appear also to intergrade in crown colour. Sassi's Olive Greenbul (Phyllastrephus lorenzi) is possibly a melanistic form of this species. Birds in east of range (Cameroon east to Uganda) described as subspecies tricolor, on average somewhat greener above and duller yellow below, but not satisfactorily distinguishable as similarly coloured specimens occur elsewhere in species' range.

Notes
Phyllastrephus lorenzi (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) is considered a synonym of Phyllastrephus icterinus following Fishpool (2006).


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