Criniger
Criniger is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species of "Criniger" are found in western and central Africa. Taxonomy. The genus "Criniger" was introduced in 1820 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck, the name "Criniger" is Latin for "long-haired" (from "crinis", meaning "hair" and "gerere", meaning "to carry"). A year later Temminck designated the type species as the western bearded greenbul. Species. The genus contains five species: Former species. Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus "Criniger":