Spotted greenbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: |
Ixonotus Verreaux, J & Verreaux, E, 1851 |
Species: | I. guttatus |
Binomial name | |
Ixonotus guttatus Verreaux, J & Verreaux, E, 1851 |
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The spotted greenbul (Ixonotus guttatus), or spotted bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is classified in the monotypic genus Ixonotus. It is found from Sierra Leone and Guinea to Ghana; southern Nigeria to Uganda, northern Tanzania, eastern and central Democratic Republic of the Congo and extreme north-western Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and moist savanna.