Swamp Palm Bulbul - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Swamp Greenbul

Photo by megan perkins
Ankasa, Ghana, February 2011

Thescelocichla leucopleura

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, eastern DRC and Angola.
Eastern Africa: found only in western Uganda.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Dry forests, swamps, and moist savanna.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet includes figs.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Swamp Palm Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Swamp_Palm_Bulbul

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