Yellow-streaked Greenbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus)
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Yellow-streaked Greenbul

Phyllastrephus flavostriatus (Sharpe, 1876)

28 gWeight

The yellow-streaked greenbul or yellow-streaked bulbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

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

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-streaked Greenbul has been recorded at 55 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda276 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Ruhija to Broadbill WalkUganda217 records
  3. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – Mubwindi SwampUganda185 records
More places
  1. SeldomseenZimbabwe182 records
  2. East Usambara Mountains – Amani Nature ReserveTanzania158 records
  3. Nyungwe NP – Gisakura, Ndambarare TrailRwanda139 records
  4. Aberfoyle LodgeZimbabwe120 records
  5. Nyungwe Forest NPRwanda76 records
  6. Nyungwe NP – UwinkaRwanda52 records
  7. Coutada 12Mozambique50 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaZimbabweRwandaTanzaniaMalawiMozambiqueSouth AfricaBurundi

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 yellow-streaked greenbul or yellow-streaked bulbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) 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 moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-streaked Greenbul?

The Yellow-streaked Greenbul weighs around 28 g.

Where does the Yellow-streaked Greenbul live?

Its breeding range: Africa: eastern, southeastern. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Rwanda.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-streaked Greenbul?

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

Is the Yellow-streaked Greenbul endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-streaked Greenbul as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-streaked Greenbul eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow-streaked Greenbul in?

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

At a glance

Weight
28 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
87 mm
Tail
87 mm
Bill
21 mm
Tarsus
22 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: eastern, southeastern

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
Genus
Phyllastrephus

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Yellow-streaked Greenbul

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