Criniger
Criniger is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species of Criniger are found in western and central Africa.Established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1820, the name Criniger is Latin for "long-haired".Extant species
There are five extant species in the genus Criniger:
- Western bearded greenbul
- Eastern bearded greenbul
- Red-tailed greenbul
- White-bearded greenbul
- Yellow-bearded greenbul
Former species
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species as species within the genus Criniger: