Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Bushshrikes no image yet Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae Genus Nilaus Dryoscopus Tchagra Laniarius Rhodophoneus Telophorus Malaconotus The bushshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. They were formerly classed with the true Shrikes in the family Lanidae, but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the family Malaconotidae. This is an African group of species which are found in scrub or open woodland. They are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colourful species or largely black; some species are quite secretive. Some bushshrikes have flamboyant displays. The male puffbacks puff out the loose feathers on their rump and lower back, to look almost ball-like. These are mainly insectivorous forest or scrub birds. Up to four eggs are laid in a cup nest in a tree. Family: Malaconotidae Brubru, Nilaus afer Northern Puffback, Dryoscopus gambensis Pringle's Puffback, Dryoscopus pringlii Black-backed Puffback, Dryoscopus cubla Red-eyed Puffback, Dryoscopus senegalensis Pink-footed Puffback, Dryoscopus angolensis Large-billed Puffback, Dryoscopus sabini Marsh Tchagra, Tchagra minuta Black-crowned Tchagra, Tchagra senegala Brown-crowned Tchagra, Tchagra australis Three-streaked Tchagra, Tchagra jamesi Southern Tchagra, Tchagra tchagra Red-naped Bushshrike, Laniarius ruficeps Luehder's Bushshrike, Laniarius luehderi Bulo Burti Boubou, Laniarius liberatus Turati's Boubou, Laniarius turatii Tropical Boubou, Laniarius aethiopicus Gabon Boubou, Laniarius bicolor Southern Boubou, Laniarius ferrugineus Common Gonolek, Laniarius barbarus Black-headed Gonolek, Laniarius erythrogaster Crimson-breasted Gonolek, Laniarius atrococcineus Papyrus Gonolek, Laniarius mufumbiri Yellow-breasted Boubou, Laniarius atroflavus Slate-colored Boubou, Laniarius funebris Sooty Boubou, Laniarius leucorhynchus Fuelleborn's Boubou, Laniarius fuelleborni Rosy-patched Bushshrike, Rhodophoneus cruentus Bokmakierie, Telophorus zeylonus Gray-green Bushshrike, Telophorus bocagei Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike, Telophorus sulfureopectus Olive Bushshrike, Telophorus olivaceus Many-colored Bushshrike, Telophorus multicolor Black-fronted Bushshrike, Telophorus nigrifrons Mt. Kupe Bushshrike, Telophorus kupeensis Four-colored Bushshrike, Telophorus viridis Doherty's Bushshrike, Telophorus dohertyi Fiery-breasted Bushshrike, Malaconotus cruentus Lagden's Bushshrike, Malaconotus lagdeni Green-breasted Bushshrike, Malaconotus gladiator Gray-headed Bushshrike, Malaconotus blanchoti Monteiro's Bushshrike, Malaconotus monteiri Uluguru Bushshrike, Malaconotus alius This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.