Malaconotus
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Malaconotus is a genus
of bird
in the bush-shrike family
Malaconotidae . About 60% of the species
formerly placed here are now usually separated in Telophorus
. The old taxonomy
is also often found though.
Malaconotus sensu stricto contains the following species:
Sometimes the Olive Bushshrike
(Telophorus olivaceus) can be included in this genus.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the bush-shrike family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Malaconotidae . About 60% of the species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
formerly placed here are now usually separated in Telophorus
Telophorus
Telophorus is a genus of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.It contains the following species:* Bokmakierie, Telophorus zeylonus* Grey-green Bushshrike, Telophorus bocagei* Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike, Telophorus sulfureopectus...
. The old taxonomy
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
is also often found though.
Malaconotus sensu stricto contains the following species:
- Fiery-breasted Bush-shrikeFiery-breasted Bush-shrikeThe Fiery-breasted Bushshrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.Its...
, Malaconotus cruentus - Lagden's Bush-shrikeLagden's Bush-shrikeLagden's Bush-shrike is a bird species in the bushshrike family .It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests...
, Malaconotus lagdeni - Green-breasted Bush-shrikeGreen-breasted Bush-shrikeThe Green-breasted Bush-shrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria....
, Malaconotus gladiator - Grey-headed Bush-shrikeGrey-headed Bush-shrikeThe Grey-headed Bushshrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,...
, Malaconotus blanchoti - Monteiro's Bush-shrikeMonteiro's Bush-shrikeMonteiro's Bush-shrike is a species of bird in the bush-shrike family . It is found in Angola and Cameroon....
, Malaconotus monteiri - Uluguru Bush-shrike, Malaconotus alius
Sometimes the Olive Bushshrike
Olive Bushshrike
The Olive Bushshrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe....
(Telophorus olivaceus) can be included in this genus.