Gorgeous bushshrike

The gorgeous bushshrike (Telophorus viridis) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is also known as the four-coloured bushshrike. Some use the name gorgeous bushshrike for the subspecies Telophorus viridis viridis only.

Male at Ndumo Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal
Juvenile at Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal

Gorgeous bushshrike
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Telophorus
Species:
T. viridis
Binomial name
Telophorus viridis
(Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms

Telophorus quadricolor

Taxonomy

Most authorities consider Telophorus viridis to comprise four subspecies: T. v. viridis, T. v. nigricauda, T. v. quartus and T. v. quadricolor. Others split the taxon into two species: T. viridis and T. quadricolor.

Distribution

Found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Zambia (T. v. viridis), coastal Kenya and Tanzania (T. v. nigricauda), Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe (T. v. quartus) and South Africa and Swaziland (T. v. quadricolor).[2]

References
  1. BirdLife International. 2016. Telophorus viridis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103707122A94134112. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103707122A94134112.en. Downloaded on 07 December 2018.
  2. Fry, H. "Gorgeous Bush-shrike (Telophorus viridis)". www.hbw.com. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 4 November 2016.


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