Orange-breasted bushshrike
The orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike (Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus) 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
| Orange-breasted bushshrike | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Chlorophoneus |
| Species: | C. sulfureopectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus (Lesson, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Telophorus sulfureopectus | |
References
- BirdLife International 2016. [BirdLife International. 2016. Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22707647A94133019. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707647A94133019.en. Downloaded on 07 December 2018.]
External links
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Photo at The Internet Bird Collection
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