The orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike (Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. Another bird, Braun's bushshrike, is also sometimes called the orange-breasted bushshrike.
| Orange-breasted bushshrike | |
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| Adult bird at Rust De Winter Nature Reserve, Limpopo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Chlorophoneus |
| Species: | C. sulfureopectus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus (Lesson, 1831)
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| Synonyms | |
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Telophorus sulfureopectus | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe orange-breasted bushshrike 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. It is not a migrant species.
Behaviour
editThe bushshrike eats mainly insects, such as beetles, caterpillars, bees, ants, and wasps.[2]
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At Polokwane Game Reserve, Limpopo -
Juvenile T. s. similis at Kruger National Park -
Adult bird in Zambia
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707647A94133019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707647A94133019.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ and Ryan PG 2005. Roberts - Birds of southern Africa, VIIth ed. The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town.
- 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 7 December 2018.]
External links
edit- Orange-breasted Bushshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Photo at The Internet Bird Collection
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- ^ Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ and Ryan PG 2005. Roberts - Birds of southern Africa, VIIth ed. The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town.