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Phyllastrephus terrestris

Phyllastrephus terrestris terrestris


Terrestrial Brownbul
Bulbul Terrestre

Family: Pycnonotidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The terrestrial brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Taxonomy and systematics: Alternate names for the terrestrial brownbul include the bristle-necked brownbul, brownbul, scrub bulbul and terrestrial bulbul.

Subspecies: Four subspecies are recognized:
  • Nyasa terrestrial brownbul (P. t. suahelicus) - Reichenow, 1904: Found from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique
  • P. t. intermedius - Gunning & Roberts, 1911: Found in southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique & adjacent eastern South Africa
  • P. t. rhodesiae - Roberts, 1917: Found from south-western Angola, Zambia, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and south-western Tanzania to northern Botswana, northern Zimbabwe and north-eastern Mozambique
  • P. t. terrestris - Swainson, 1837: Found in eastern and southern South Africa

Source: Wikipedia, article Phyllastrephus terrestris. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Terrestrial Brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.