Joyful Greenbul
Photo © Gary T. Leavens
Photo © Gary T. Leavens — CC BY-SA 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #207148206The joyful greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima) or joyful bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. == Taxonomy and systematics == The joyful greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and later re-classified within Chlorocichla. === Subspecies === Two subspecies of the joyful greenbul are recognized: C. l. laetissima - (Sharpe, 1899): Imatong Mountains, East African and northern Albertine rift montane forests C. l. schoutedeni - Prigogine, 1954: southern Albertine rift montane forests
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