Icterine Greenbul

Phyllastrephus icterinus (Bonaparte, 1850)

19 gWeight

The icterine greenbul (Phyllastrephus icterinus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Busiest months: February and November · Most records: Ghana, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February and November · Most records: Ghana, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea

Icterine Greenbul has been recorded at 58 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Ankasa NPGhana467 records
Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana145 records
Ankasa NP – entrance vicinityGhana117 records

More places

Bosque Científica – Selva PrimariaEquatorial Guinea98 records
Ebekawopa (Abrafo) Forest ReserveGhana87 records
Semuliki NPUganda78 records
Kakum National ParkGhana67 records
Semuliki NP – Kirumya TrailUganda64 records
Kakum NP – Canopy Walkway & vicinityGhana59 records
Korup NP – Rengo Rock Camp AreaCameroon53 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ghana Uganda Equatorial Guinea Gabon Cameroon Sierra Leone Côte d’Ivoire Congo - Brazzaville

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The icterine greenbul (Phyllastrephus icterinus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest.

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Questions

How big is the Icterine Greenbul?

The Icterine Greenbul weighs around 19 g.

Where does the Icterine Greenbul live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Guinea to Ghana; southern Nigeria to western, southern Uganda, eastern, central DR Congo and extreme northwestern Angola. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Uganda and Equatorial Guinea.