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The golden greenbul is brightly coloured for a greenbul due to its bright yellow belly and white throat; otherwise it is not particularly distinct in plumage, with unmarked olive upperparts, tail and wings. It has a long slender pinkish-brown bill, a feature not shared by other greenbuls.
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When to see the Golden Greenbul
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Golden Greenbul
The map shades 11 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Guinea.
About the Golden Greenbul
The golden greenbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds native to the African tropical rainforest. It is the only member of the genus Calyptocichla.
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Easily confused with
Bornean BulbulRubigula montisThe Bornean bulbul has a black crest, yellow throat, and brownish eyes.
Stripe-cheeked GreenbulArizelocichla milanjensisThe stripe-cheeked greenbul is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds.
White-headed BulbulHypsipetes thompsoniThe white-headed bulbul is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
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