AVITOPIA - Bush-shrikes

Scientific system: Clements et al.

Familia: Malaconotidae

You can get "Checklist of the Bush-shrikes of Planet Earth" as an e-book here.

Nilaus

Dryoscopus

Tchagra

Laniarius

Rhodophoneus

Telophorus

Malaconotus

The family of Bushshrikes is endemic to Africa. It had previously been considered part of the family of Shrikes, but the superficial resemblance is arguably due to convergent evolution. They hunt insects and other small animals from a perch. Their habitat is scrub or open woodland. Up to four eggs are laid in a cup nest in a tree.

Nilaus

     afer - Brubru (5)

Dryoscopus

     gambensis - Northern Puffback (2)
     pringlii - Pringle's Puffback (1)
     cubla - Black-backed Puffback (5)
     senegalensis - Red-eyed Puffback (1)
     angolensis - Pink-footed Puffback (1)
     sabini - Sabine's Puffback (2)

Tchagra

     minutus - Marsh Tchagra (1)
     senegalus - Black-crowned Tchagra (5)
     australis - Brown-crowned Tchagra (3)
     jamesi - Three-streaked Tchagra (1)
     tchagra - Southern Tchagra (2)

Laniarius

     ruficeps - Red-naped Bushshrike (2)
     nigerrimus - Coastal Boubou (1)
     luehderi - Lühder's Bushshrike (2)
     brauni - Braun's Bushshrike (1)
     amboimensis - Gabela Bushshrike (1)
     turatii - Turati's Boubou (2)
     aethiopicus - Tropical Boubou (1)
     major - West African Boubou (3)
     sublacteus - East Coast Boubou (1)
     bicolor - Swamp Boubou (1)
     ferrugineus - Southern Boubou (5)
     barbarus - Yellow-crowned Gonolek (4)
     erythrogaster - Black-headed Gonolek (3)
     atrococcineus - Crimson-breasted Shrike (6)
     mufumbiri - Papyrus Gonolek (3)
     atroflavus - Yellow-breasted Boubou (1)
     funebris - Slate-colored Boubou (1)
     leucorhynchus - Lowland Sooty Boubou (1)
     willardi - Willard's Sooty Boubou (1)
     poensis - Mountain Sooty Boubou (1)
     fuelleborni - Fülleborn's Boubou (2)

Rhodophoneus

     cruentus - Rosy-patched Bushshrike (3)

Telophorus

     zeylonus - Bokmakierie (6)
     bocagei - Bocage's Bushshrike (1)
     sulfureopectus - Orange-breasted Bushshrike (3)
     olivaceus - Olive Bushshrike (3)
     multicolor - Many-colored Bushshrike (1)
     nigrifrons - Black-fronted Bushshrike (1)
     kupeensis - Mount Kupe Bushshrike (1)
     viridis - Gorgeous Bushshrike (5)
     dohertyi - Doherty's Bushshrike (3)

Malaconotus

     cruentus - Fiery-breasted Bushshrike (1)
     lagdeni - Lagden's Bushshrike (1)
     gladiator - Green-breasted Bushshrike (1)
     blanchoti - Grey-headed Bushshrike (4)
     monteiri - Monteiro's Bushshrike (2)
     alius - Uluguru Bushshrike (1)

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