Red-tailed leaflove

Red-tailed leaflove
Red-tailed leaflove at Ho West, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Phyllastrephus
Species:
P. scandens
Binomial name
Phyllastrephus scandens
Swainson, 1837
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhurus scandens

The red-tailed leaflove (Phyllastrephus scandens) is a species of leaflove in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest.

Taxonomy and systematics

Although originally described in the genus Phyllastrephus, the red-tailed leaflove was briefly transferred to the former genus Pyrrhurus (now subsumed into Phyllastrephus) during the period 2009-2010 by the IOC. Some other authorities continue to classify the red-tailed leaflove in the genus Pyrrhurus. Alternate names for the red-tailed leaflove include the African leaflove, common leaflove, leaflove and plain leaflove.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

Distribution and habitat

The red-tailed leaflove is found across western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhurus scandens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22712882A94353232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712882A94353232.en.
  2. ↑ "Phyllastrephus scandens - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  3. ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-18.