See text The greenbuls are a group of birds within the bulbul family Pycnonotidae, found only within Africa.

They are all largely drab olive-green above, and paler below, with few distinguishing features.

The "aberrant greenbuls" of the genera Bernieria and Xanthomixis are actually Malagasy warblers.

Likewise, the golden greenbul is not a typical greenbul, but apparently the representative of a distinct and ancient lineage of bulbuls, which might include the black-collared bulbul.

[2] A few species within some of the genera in this group are called brownbuls or leafloves.