Telophorus
Doherty's bushshrike (Telophorus dohertyi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Telophorus
Swainson, 1832
Type species
Telophorus collaris[1]
Swainson, 1832
Species

About 3, see text

Telophorus is a genus of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.

Extant Species

It contains the following species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Telophorus zeylonusBokmakieriesouthern Africa, mainly in South Africa and Namibia,
Telophorus viridisGorgeous bushshrikeAngola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa and Swaziland
Telophorus dohertyiDoherty's bushshrikecentral eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, western Uganda and western and central Kenya
Telophorus cruentusRosy-patched bushshrikewestern central and ne Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia to n, e Kenya s Kenya and ne Tanzania


References

  1. "Malacontidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.


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