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Trichophorus

Criniger
XenocichlaKeulemans.jpg
White-bearded greenbul (above) and yellow-bearded greenbul (below)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Criniger
Temminck, 1820
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Synonyms
  • Trichophorus
  • Tricophorus

Criniger is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species of Criniger are found in western and central Africa.

Established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1820, the name Criniger is Latin for "long-haired" (from crinis, meaning "hair" and gerere, meaning "to carry").

There are five extant species in the genus Criniger:

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Criniger:



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