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 or Chlorophoneus. The old taxonomy is also often found though.
| Malaconotus | |
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| Grey-headed bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Malaconotus Swainson, 1824 |
| Species | |
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Malaconotus sensu stricto contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaconotus cruentus | Fiery-breasted bushshrike | equatorial Africa, from Sierra Leone to western Uganda. | |
| Malaconotus lagdeni | Lagden's bushshrike | Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo | |
| Malaconotus gladiator | Green-breasted bushshrike | Cameroon and adjacent Nigeria. | |
| Malaconotus blanchoti | Grey-headed bushshrike | Sub-Saharan Africa, although relatively absent in Central and Southern Africa. |
| Malaconotus monteiri | Monteiro's bushshrike | Angola and Cameroon. | |
| Malaconotus alius | Uluguru bushshrike | Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania. | |
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