Leaf-love
Phyllastrephus scandens
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPhyllastrephus (Typical Greenbuls and Brownbuls)
- SpeciesPhyllastrephus scandens (Leaf-love)
About the Leaf-love
The red-tailed leaflove (Phyllastrephus scandens) is a species of leaflove in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest. Although originally described in the genus Phyllastrephus, the red-tailed leaflove was briefly transferred to the former genus Pyrrhurus (now subsumed into Phyllastrephus) during the period 2009-2010 by the IOC. Some other authorities continue to classify the red-tailed leaflove in the genus Pyrrhurus. Alternate names for the red-tailed leaflove include the African leaflove, common leaflove, leaflove and plain leaflove.
Two subspecies are recognized: Uele leaflove (P. s. scandens) - Swainson, 1837: Found from Gambia and Senegal to northern Cameroon Gabon leaflove (P. s. orientalis) - (Hartlaub, 1883): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda). Found from northern Cameroon to southern Sudan, central Uganda, western Tanzania and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
The red-tailed leaflove is found across western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Leaf-love in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Yellow-streaked Bulbul
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Cabanis's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Toro Olive-Greenbul
Phyllastrephus hypochloris
White-throated Greenbul
Phyllastrephus albigularis
Icterine Greenbul
Phyllastrephus icterinus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
Slender-billed Greenbul
Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Red-tailed Greenbul
Criniger calurus
Plain Greenbul
Eurillas curvirostris
Ansorge's Greenbul
Eurillas ansorgei
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |