Orange-breasted bushshrike
| Orange-breasted bushshrike | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Telophorus |
| Species: | T. sulfureopectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Telophorus sulfureopectus (Lesson, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus | |
The orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike (Telophorus sulfureopectus or Chlorophoneus s. or Malaconotus s.) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa (relatively absent from most of Central, Southern and the Horn of Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna and moist savanna. Another species, Braun's bushshrike, is sometimes called orange-breasted bushshrike, as well.
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In Zambia
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Malaconotus sulfureopectus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
External links
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Photo at The Internet Bird Collection
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