Telophorus | |
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Doherty's bushshrike (Telophorus dohertyi) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Malaconotidae |
Genus: | Telophorus Swainson, 1832 |
Type species | |
Telophorus collaris[1] Swainson, 1832
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Species | |
About 3, see text |
Telophorus is a genus of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.
Extant Species
It contains the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Telophorus zeylonus | Bokmakierie | southern Africa, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, |
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Telophorus viridis | Gorgeous bushshrike | Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa and Swaziland |
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Telophorus dohertyi | Doherty's bushshrike | central eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, western Uganda and western and central Kenya |
Telophorus cruentus | Rosy-patched bushshrike | western central and ne Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia to n, e Kenya s Kenya and ne Tanzania |
References
- ^ "Malacontidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- Lack, Peter (2007) ABC African Checklist. Downloaded 18/09/07.
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