Yellow-throated mountain greenbul

The yellow-throated mountain greenbul (Arizelocichla chlorigula), also known as the yellow-throated greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is native to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania.^[2]

Yellow-throated mountain greenbul
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Arizelocichla
Species:	A. chlorigula
Binomial name
Arizelocichla chlorigula (Reichenow, 1899)
Synonyms
Andropadus chlorigula Andropadus nigriceps chlorigula Arizelocichla fusciceps chlorigula Arizelocichla nigriceps chlorigula Pycnonotus chlorigula Pycnonotus nigriceps chlorigula Pycnonotus tephrolaemus chlorigula Xenocichla chlorigula

Taxonomy and systematics

The yellow-throated mountain greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda) and then classified in Andropadus. It was re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla in 2010.^[3] Alternatively, some authorities classify the yellow-throated greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus. Some authorities have considered the yellow-throated mountain greenbul to be a subspecies of the black-headed mountain greenbul. Alternate names for the yellow-throated mountain greenbul include the green-throated greenbul, southern mountain greenbul and yellow-throated greenbul.^[4] The name 'yellow-throated greenbul' is also used as an alternate name for the yellow-throated leaflove and Falkenstein's greenbul, while the alternate name 'green-throated greenbul' is also used by the olive-headed greenbul.^[5][6] Some authorities consider the yellow-throated greenbul to be synonymous with the yellow-throated leaflove.^[7]