Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow-streaked Greenbul
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Yellow-streaked Greenbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Yellow-streaked Greenbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) is a member of the Pycnonotidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 28.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
- Genus Phyllastrephus
- Species flavostriatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 28.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-streaked Greenbul is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-streaked Greenbul is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-streaked Greenbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) is a species of bird in the Pycnonotidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF e, se.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 28.3 g, with a wing length of about 8.7 cm and a tail of around 8.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 444,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-streaked Greenbul?
The Yellow-streaked Greenbul is a small bird that weighs around 28.3 g.
Where does the Yellow-streaked Greenbul live?
The Yellow-streaked Greenbul is found across Africa with a range covering AF e, se, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-streaked Greenbul belong to?
The Yellow-streaked Greenbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) belongs to the Pycnonotidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-streaked Greenbul eat?
The Yellow-streaked Greenbul is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-streaked Greenbul migrate?
The Yellow-streaked Greenbul is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-streaked Greenbul endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-streaked Greenbul make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-streaked Greenbul — including its alarm call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-streaked Greenbul's range?
The Yellow-streaked Greenbul has a mapped global range of about 444,000 km².
Conservation
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