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Chlorocichla

Genus of birds

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Taxonomy

The genus Chlorocichla was introduced in 1882 by the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe. Sharpe did not specify a type species but this was designated as the yellow-bellied greenbul by Anton Reichenow in 1904–1905. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khlōros meaning "pale green" or "yellow" with kikhlē meaning "thrush".

Species

The genus contains the following five species:

Former species

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

  • Honeyguide greenbul (as Chlorocichla indicator, now Baeopogon indicator)
  • Yellow-throated leaflove (as Chlorocichla flavicollis, now Atimastillas flavicollis)

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