Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Terrestrial Brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) - HBW 10, p. 211
French: Bulbul jaboteur
German: Laubbülbül
Spanish: Bulbul Terrestre
Other common names: Terrestrial Bulbul, Bristle-necked Brownbul
Taxonomy: Phyllastrephus terrestris Swainson, 1837, Outeniekwa Forest, Western Cape, South Africa.
Race suahelicus intergrades clinally with intermedius in Malawi and N Mozambique. Poorly marked race bensoni (described from lower Meru Forest, in Kenya) is treated as a synonym of suahelicus; similarly, katangae (extreme SE DRCongo) synonymized with intermedius. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- suahelicus Reichenow, 1904 - S Somalia and C & E Kenya (Meru and Chuka forests, Mt Kenya, coast) S to N Mozambique.
- intermedius Gunning & Roberts, 1911 - SE DRCongo, Zambia, Malawi and N Mozambique S to N Botswana, Zimbabwe and NE South Africa (S to E KwaZulu-Natal); isolated population in SW Angola.
- terrestris Swainson, 1837 - Swaziland and E & S South Africa (W KwaZulu-Natal S along coastal fringe to Western Cape).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An individual consuming a bug it had just caught Locality Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp intermedius)
Greg Baker 15 September 1999 1 year ago 29 sec 4.4 -
An individual foraging on the ground and then under a sprinkler Locality Musango Safari Camp, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe (ssp intermedius)
Greg Baker 7 September 1999 1 year ago 54 sec 4.3 -
An individual foraging in leaf litter on the ground Locality Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp intermedius)
Greg Baker 15 September 1999 1 year ago 26 sec 4.2 -
An individual foraging amongst leaf litter Locality Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp intermedius)
Greg Baker 13 September 1999 1 year ago 30 sec 4 -
An individual feeding Locality Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 1998 10 years ago 27 sec 3.3
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Bird came in to feed at a bird table in guest house garden.
Locality Wilderness, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp terrestris)
Sam Woods 1 October 2009 3 years ago 4
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Calling from undergrowth in forest near the beach. 9:24am. Locality False Bay Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
(ssp intermedius)
Charles Hesse 5 January 2010 3 years ago 3
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