Kakamega greenbul
# Kakamega greenbul

Kakamega greenbul (Arizelocichla kakamegae), is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

## Taxonomy and systematics

The Kakamega greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then classified in Andropadus and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla. Also, some authorities consider the Kakamega greenbul to be a subspecies of Shelley's greenbul.

### Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

* A. k. kakamegae - (Sharpe, 1900): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Anthus and later in Pycnonotus. Found in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania
* A. k. kungwensis - Moreau, 1941: Found in western Tanzania
