Phyllastrephus leucolepis Gatter, 1985
Liberian greenbul, White-winged greenbul, Spot-winged greenbul
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
At least two searches (in July 2010 and February-March 2013) failed to uncover further records of this species (Molubah & Garbo, 2010; Phalan et al. 2013). It was later determined to be an invalid taxon (Collinson et al. 2017).
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym)
Last record: 1984
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
At least two searches (in July 2010 and February-March 2013) failed to uncover further records of this species (Molubah & Garbo, 2010; Phalan et al. 2013). It was later determined to be an invalid taxon (Collinson et al. 2017).
Distribution
Cavalla Forest, Liberia (south-east)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: ZFMK 84.221
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Gatter, Wulf. (1985). Ein neuer bülbül aus Westafrika (Aves, Pycnonotidae). Journal of Ornithology 126: 155-161.
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2012). Phyllastrephus leucolepis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 15 February 2014.
Butchart, Stuart H. M., Stattersfield, A. J. and Brooks, T. M. (2006). Going or gone: defining ‘Possibly Extinct’ species to give a truer picture of recent extinctions. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 126A: 7-24.
J. Martin Collinson, Martin Päckert, Yvonne Lawrie, Wulf Gatter, Till Töpfer, Ben Phalan and Lincoln Fishpool. (2017). Taxonomic status of the Liberian Greenbul Phyllastrephus leucolepis and the conservation importance of the Cavalla Forest, Liberia. Journal of Ornithology 159: 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-017-1477-0
Fishpool, L., Tobias, J. & Sharpe, C.J. (2016). Liberian Greenbul (Phyllastrephus leucolepis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Holmes, Branden. (2021). What's Lost and What Remains: The Sixth Extinction in 100 Accounts (eBook). Self published.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Molubah, Flomo P. and Garbo, Michael. (2010). Liberian Greenbul - Phyllastrephus leucolepis Survey Report, July 2010. Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL).
Phalan, B., Fishpool, L. D. C., Loqueh, E. M., Grimes, T., Molubah, F. P. and Garbo, M. (2013). Liberian Greenbul expedition 2013: Final report. Unpublished report to African Bird Club and RSPB. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 50 pp.
http://www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums/2016/10/liberian-greenbul-phyllastrephus-leucolepis-is-to-be-listed-as-data-deficient/
https://www.researchgate.net/project/DNA-Barcoding-Aves
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-rare-songbird.html
http://www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums/2017/10/the-taxonomic-status-of-liberian-greenbul-phyllastrephus-leucolepis/