---
title: "Geelborstbuulbuul"
description: "Chlorocichla flaviventris — Vogels. The yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/yellow-bellied-greenbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geelborstbuulbuul

> Chlorocichla flaviventris — Vogels. The yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

- Scientific name: *Chlorocichla flaviventris*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1621
- Wikidata: [Q1064000](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1064000)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14688](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14688)

## Names

- en: Yellow-bellied Greenbul
- de: Gelbbauchbülbül
- es: Bulbul pechiamarillo
- fr: Bulbul à poitrine jaune
- nl: Geelborstbuulbuul
- pl: Żółtobrzuch okularowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (716), BW (191), NA (168), ZW (139), ZM (90), TZ (79), MW (40), MZ (23), AO (21), KE (16)

## Summary

The yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.  It is found in eastern, southern and west-central Africa.  Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and dry savanna.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-bellied_greenbul

## Photo

![Geelborstbuulbuul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-bellied-greenbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192198810

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-bellied-greenbul?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).