Shelley's Greenbul

Arizelocichla masukuensis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 27 g

What the Shelley's Greenbul sounds like

Sonogram of the Shelley's Greenbul: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Stephen Lowe · Uncertain · Ukami Forest, Udzungwa Mts, Iringa Region, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Shelley's Greenbul

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Shelley's Greenbul

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 6 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 South Africa.

About the Shelley's Greenbul

Shelley's greenbul or Shelley's bulbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Easily confused with

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