Telophorus
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Telophorus is a genus
of bird
in the bushshrike
family, Malaconotidae.
It contains the following species:
All but the Bokmakierie are sometimes placed in a separate genus, Chlorophoneus. Other authors include all nine in Malaconotus
.
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 bushshrike
Bushshrike
The bushshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. They were formerly classed with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the family Malaconotidae....
family, Malaconotidae.
It contains the following species:
- BokmakierieBokmakierieThe Bokmakierie is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group...
, Telophorus zeylonus - Grey-green BushshrikeGrey-green BushshrikeThe Bocage's Bushshrike , also known as the Grey-green Bushshrike, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda...
, Telophorus bocagei - Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeSulphur-breasted BushshrikeThe Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike or Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family....
, Telophorus sulfureopectus - Olive BushshrikeOlive BushshrikeThe Olive Bushshrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe....
, Telophorus olivaceus - Many-coloured BushshrikeMany-coloured BushshrikeThe Many-coloured Bushshrike is a species of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.It is found in western and central Africa where it occurs in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana,...
, Telophorus multicolor - Black-fronted BushshrikeBlack-fronted BushshrikeThe Black-fronted Bushshrike is a passerine bird of the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae. It inhabits forests in Southern and Eastern Africa. It forms a superspecies with the Many-coloured Bushshrike and the two are sometimes considered to be a single species.-Description:It is 18-19 centimetres...
, Telophorus nigrifrons - Mount Kupe Bushshrike, Telophorus kupeensis
- Four-coloured BushshrikeFour-coloured BushshrikeThe Four-coloured Bushshrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
, Telophorus viridis - Doherty's BushshrikeDoherty's BushshrikeThe Doherty's Bushshrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda....
, Telophorus dohertyi
All but the Bokmakierie are sometimes placed in a separate genus, Chlorophoneus. Other authors include all nine in Malaconotus
Malaconotus
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...
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