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Genus of birds
The bristlebills are a
genus Bleda of
passerine birds in the
bulbul family
Pycnonotidae . They are found in the forest understorey of western and central Africa. They forage for insects at or near ground-level, often near water. They will follow
driver ant swarms to catch prey items fleeing from the ants and they frequently join
mixed-species feeding flocks .
They are 18–23 cm long with fairly long, stout
bills . The upperparts are mainly green-brown while the underparts are yellow. The birds have whistling
songs .
The nest is made of leaves or sticks and built in a shrub or small tree. Two eggs are laid.
Taxonomy
The genus Bleda was introduced in 1857 by the French naturalist
Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the
red-tailed bristlebill as the
type species .
[1] The genus was named after
Bleda , elder brother of
Attila and joint ruler of the
Huns .
[2]
Species
The genus contains five species:
[3]
Former species
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Bleda :
References
African Bird club (2006)
ABC African Checklist: Passerines Accessed 31/07/07.
Serle, W.; Morel G.J. & Hartwig, W. (1977) Collins Field Guide: Birds of West Africa , HarperCollins.
Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara , Struik, Cape Town.
Notes
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Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1857).
"Notes sur le genre Moquinus , nouvelle forme intermédiaire aux Turdides, aux Laniides et aux Muscicapides; sur le nouveau genre Myiagrien Schwaneria : et sur le Catalogue des Oiseaux d'Europe et d'Algérie" . Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée . 2nd (in French). 9 : 49–63 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . London: Christopher Helm. p. 73.
ISBN
978-1-4081-2501-4 .
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Gill, F. ; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.).
"Family Pycnonotidae" .
IOC World Bird List . Version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 4 August 2020 .
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"Arizelocichla kakamegae - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-02 .
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"Arizelocichla kikuyuensis - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-04 .
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"Arizelocichla nigriceps - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-04 .
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"Arizelocichla fusciceps - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-05 .
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"Arizelocichla chlorigula - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-05 .
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"Arizelocichla milanjensis - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-06 .
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"Arizelocichla striifacies - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-06 .
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"Baeopogon clamans - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-11 .
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"Atimastillas flavicollis soror - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-17 .
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"Atimastillas flavicollis flavigula (pallidigula) - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-17 .
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"Phyllastrephus scandens orientalis - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-04-19 .
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"Phyllastrephus placidus - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-05-03 .
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"Phyllastrephus xavieri - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-05-05 .
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"Phyllastrephus albigularis - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-05-05 .
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"Phyllastrephus flavostriatus tenuirostris - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-05-06 .
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"Phyllastrephus alfredi - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-05-06 .
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"Phyllastrephus poliocephalus - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-05-06 .
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"Phyllastrephus debilis - Avibase" . avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2017-05-06 .
^ Zoology, British Museum (Natural History) Dept of (1881-01-01).
Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum: Passeriformes, or perching birds. Cichlomorphœ: pt. III-IV, containing the ... family Timeliidœ (babbling-thrushes) by R.B. Sharpe . order of the Trustees.