The red-tailed bristlebill (Bleda syndactylus) or common bristlebill, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.It is widely present throughout the African tropical rainforest. It prefers primary over secondary forests.[2]
| Red-tailed bristlebill | |
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| Ankasa Forest Reserve, Ghana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Bleda |
| Species: | B. syndactylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bleda syndactylus (Swainson, 1837) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The red-tailed bristlebill was originally described in the genus Dasycephala (a synonym for Attila).
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[3]
- Gabon bristlebill (B. s. syndactylus) - (Swainson, 1837): Found from Sierra Leone to western Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola
- Uganda bristlebill (B. s. woosnami) - Ogilvie-Grant, 1907: Also named Bocage's bristlebill. Found from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southern Sudan, western Kenya, north-western Zambia
Diet
It is an ant follower.[2]