Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul (Arizelocichla kikuyuensis)
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Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul

Arizelocichla kikuyuensis (Sharpe, 1891)

The Kikuyu mountain greenbul (Arizelocichla kikuyuensis), also known as the olive-breasted greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda

Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul has been recorded at 24 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya489 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda334 records
  3. Gatamaiyu ForestKenya269 records
More places
  1. Mgahinga Gorilla NPUganda244 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Ruhija to Broadbill WalkUganda237 records
  3. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – Mubwindi SwampUganda216 records
  4. Nyungwe NP – UwinkaRwanda180 records
  5. Nyungwe Forest NPRwanda130 records
  6. Nyungwe NP – Gisakura, Ndambarare TrailRwanda123 records
  7. Nyungwe NP – Rangiro RoadRwanda94 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaKenyaRwandaCongo - KinshasaBurundi

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 Kikuyu mountain greenbul (Arizelocichla kikuyuensis), also known as the olive-breasted greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is native to the Lake Victoria region.

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Questions

Where does the Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul live?

Its breeding range: Africa: eastern DR Congo, southwestern, southeastern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and central Kenya. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.

When is the best time to see the Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul in?

It belongs to the family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul

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