| Black-collared bulbul | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Neolestes Cabanis, 1875 |
| Species: | N. torquatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolestes torquatus Cabanis, 1875
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The black-collared bulbul (Neolestes torquatus), or black-collared greenbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Neolestes.1 For many years, its genus was considered to belong to the bushshrike or shrike families due to morphological similarities until a review of molecular genetics in 1999 confirmed that it belongs to the family Pycnonotidae.2 The black-collared bulbul is found in equatorial Africa in its natural habitat of dry savanna and grassland.1
Conservation status
The black-collared bulbul was listed as Least Concern by a 2018 IUCN Red List assessment.3
References
References
- Dowsett, Robert J.; Olson, Storrs L.; Roy, Michael S.; Dowsett-Lemaire, Françoise (1999). "Systematic status of the Black-collared Bulbul Neolestes torquatus". Ibis. 141 (1): 22–28. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1999.tb04259.x. ISSN 1474-919X.
- Zuccon, Dario; Ericson, Per G. P. (1 April 2010). "The phylogenetic position of the Black-collared Bulbul Neolestes torquatus". Ibis. 152 (2): 386–392. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00986.x. ISSN 1474-919X.
- BirdLife International (BirdLife International) (9 August 2018). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Neolestes torquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 12 April 2025.