How big is a Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul?

The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul is a small sized bird weighing about 49 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul?

The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul occurs in 27 countries, including Uganda, Kenya, the Gambia, Rwanda and Zambia.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul?

The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul is most easily confused with the Hairy-backed Bulbul, the Brown-breasted Bulbul and the Slender-billed Greenbul.

Is the Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul endangered?

The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul

Atimastillas flavicollis

Bulbuls · Passeriformes · Rare

The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (Atimastillas flavicollis) is a rare bulbul found in 27 countries, weighing about 49 g. The yellow-gorgeted greenbul, formerly known as the yellow-throated leaflove, is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae.

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Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (Atimastillas flavicollis), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (Atimastillas flavicollis), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (Atimastillas flavicollis), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (Atimastillas flavicollis), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (Atimastillas flavicollis), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Wolfgang Ahlmer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (Atimastillas flavicollis), photo 6 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul

The yellow-gorgeted greenbul, formerly known as the yellow-throated leaflove, is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

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Where it lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Mali.

When to see it

The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul look like?: The yellow-gorgeted greenbul, formerly known as the yellow-throated leaflove, is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae.
How big is a Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul?: The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul is a small sized bird weighing about 49 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul?: The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul occurs in 27 countries, including Uganda, Kenya, the Gambia, Rwanda and Zambia.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul?: The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul is most easily confused with the Hairy-backed Bulbul, the Brown-breasted Bulbul and the Slender-billed Greenbul.
Is the Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul endangered?: The Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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