Rosy-patched bushshrike

The rosy-patched bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Rhodophoneus. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Rosy-patched bushshrike
Male in Tarangire, Tanzania
Song recorded in Kiboko, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Rhodophoneus
Heuglin, 1871
Species:
R. cruentus
Binomial name
Rhodophoneus cruentus
(Ehrenberg, 1828)
Synonyms

Telophorus cruentus

Rosy-patched shrike from Tsavo National Park, Kenya, August 2016

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Rhodophoneus cruentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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