Yellow-bellied Bulbul

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Yellow-bellied Bulbul
Yellow-bellied Bulbul

Yellow-bellied Bulbul

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Family : Bulbüls (Pycnonotidae)
Genre : Chlorocichla
Type : Yellow-bellied Bulbul
Scientific name
Chlorocichla flaviventris
( A. Smith , 1834)

The yellow-bellied bulbul ( Chlorocichla flaviventris ) is a 22 centimeter large bird species from the family of the Bülbüls .

Appearance

These birds have olive-green back plumage. The top of the wing is also green, the underside of the wings are gray. The head is green. The upper half of the downwardly curved bill is black, the lower half is gray. The belly, throat, and underside of the tail are yellow. There are long, thin black protruding feathers under the eyes. Males and females do not differ from one another externally in terms of plumage. The young birds are somewhat paler and uniformly colored.

distribution and habitat

Distribution map of the yellow-bellied bulbul

The yellow-bellied bulb is found in Africa from Tanzania to Namibia . This species lives in the local forests with dense undergrowth, but also occurs in the bush vegetation on the coasts.

Way of life

Yellow-bellied bulb at a watering hole

This species lives in pairs or in small groups. They usually look for seeds and berries hidden in the undergrowth. Sometimes the bark of the tree claws like woodpeckers to look for insects. If an enemy z. B. A bird of prey or house cat threatens them, they band together more closely, perform sham attacks and drive it away with loud shouts. Life expectancy is around 3 years.

Reproduction

During the breeding season the birds come together in smaller groups. The small nest consists of thin twigs, grass and other stalks of plants and is padded with grass. It is laid out well hidden in the undergrowth by the birds . The clutch consists of 2 eggs. The incubation period is up to 2 weeks. After that, the young remain in the nest for up to 18 days.

Subspecies

There are three known subspecies:

  • Chlorocichla flaviventris centralis Reichenow , 1887 is distributed in southern Somalia to northern Mozambique .
  • Chlorocichla flaviventris occidentalis Sharpe , 1882 occurs in the north-west of Angola to the west of Tanzania, south to the north-west of Namibia , north of Botswana , north of South Africa and central Mozambique.
  • Chlorocichla flaviventris flaviventris ( Smith, A , 1834) occurs in eastern South Africa and southern Mozambique.

Chlorocichla zambesiae Shelley , 1896 and Chlorocichla flaviventris ortiva Clancey , 1979 are now used as synonyms for C. f. occidentalis considered.

Danger

Because of its wide distribution and because no endangerments are known for this species, the IUCN classifies this species as Least Concern .

literature

  • The great world empire of the animals Page: 320,321 Planet Medien AG Zug 1997 ISBN 3-8247-8614-1
  • THE BLV Encyclopedia Birds of the World Page: 565 BLV Buchverlag GmbH & Co. KG Munich 2004 ISBN 3-405-16682-9
  • Fascinating bird world Page: 150 Karl Müller Verlag 1992 ISBN 3-86070-320-X
  • Andrew Smith: South African Institution . In: South African quarterly journal . tape 2 , no. 2 , 1834, p. 143-160 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Anton Reichenow: Dr. Fischer's ornithological collections during the last trip to Victoria Njansa. Edited using the traveler's diaries. In: Journal for Ornithology (=  4 ). tape 15 , no. 177 , 1887, pp. 38-78 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Richard Bowdler Sharpe: Catalog of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds in the collection of the British Museum . tape 6 . Order of the Trustees, London 1882 ( biodiversitylibrary.org - 1881).
  • George Ernest Shelley: The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region . tape 3 . Published for the author by RH Porter, London 1896 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Phillip Alexander Clancey: Miscellaneous taxonomic notes on African Birds LV . In: Durban Museum Novitates . tape 12 , no. 5 , 1979, ISSN  0012-723X , pp. 47-61 ( journals.co.za [PDF]).

Web links

Commons : Gelbbauchbülbül  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ IOC World Bird List Bulbuls
  2. ↑ Anton Reichenow (1887), pp. 74-75.
  3. ^ Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1882), p. 113, plate 8.
  4. ^ Andrew Smith (1834), p. 143.
  5. ↑ George Ernest Shelley (1896), p. 64.
  6. ↑ Phillip Alexander Clancey (1979), p. 56.