Listen to the Yellow-whiskered greenbul
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About the Yellow-whiskered greenbul
The Yellow-whiskered greenbul is a bird in the family Pycnonotidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Yellow-whiskered greenbul sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The yellow-whiskered greenbul or yellow-whiskered bulbul (Eurillas latirostris) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in western and central Africa.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
Related birds in the genus Eurillas
More from the family Pycnonotidae
Red-vented bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
Brown-eared bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis
Light-vented bulbul
Pycnonotus sinensis
Grey-headed bulbul
Brachypodius priocephalus
White-browed bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Joyful greenbul
Chlorocichla laetissima
Flame-throated bulbul
Rubigula gularis
Square-tailed bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Frequently asked questions
What does a Yellow-whiskered greenbul sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Yellow-whiskered greenbul on this page, including its call and song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Yellow-whiskered greenbul endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-whiskered greenbul as “least concern”.
What family does the Yellow-whiskered greenbul belong to?
The Yellow-whiskered greenbul (Eurillas latirostris) belongs to the family Pycnonotidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Garleystown, Grand Gedeh, Liberia by Ben Phalan – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Karura Forest, Nairobi, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1923208 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Yellow-whiskered greenbul – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi from Italy – CC BY-SA 2.0