Bush-shrikes (Malaconotidae)
Gorgeous Bush-shrike (Telophorus viridis) - HBW 14, p. 118
French: Gonolek vert
German: Perrinwürger
Spanish: Bubú Verde
Other common names: Four-coloured Bush-shrike; Perrin's/Perkins's Bush-shrike (viridis)
Taxonomy: Laniarius viridis Vieillot, 1817, Malimbe (= Malembo), Cabinda, Angola.
Molecular-genetic studies suggest that genus is more closely allied to Chlorophoneus and Laniarius than to the clade formed by Malaconotus, Dryoscopus and Tchagra, although has been thought to link arboreal Chlorophoneus and semi-terrestrial Tchagra. Present species forms a superspecies with T. dohertyi; the two have conventionally been grouped in Chlorophoneus, but studies of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA support their placement in present genus. Green-bellied nominate race in W of range formerly treated as a separate species, di.. View all taxonomy...
Molecular-genetic studies suggest that genus is more closely allied to Chlorophoneus and Laniarius than to the clade formed by Malaconotus, Dryoscopus and Tchagra, although has been thought to link arboreal Chlorophoneus and semi-terrestrial Tchagra. Present species forms a superspecies with T. dohertyi; the two have conventionally been grouped in Chlorophoneus, but studies of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA support their placement in present genus. Green-bellied nominate race in W of range formerly treated as a separate species, distinct from the three yellow-bellied races in E, but all are vocally very similar. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- viridis ( Vieillot, 1817) - SE Gabon, SW PRCongo, W & E Angola (including Cabinda), SW & S DRCongo and NW Zambia.
- nigricauda ( S. R. Clarke, 1913) - extreme S Somalia, SE Kenya and E Tanzania.
- quartus ( Clancey, 1960) - S Malawi, E Zimbabwe and W & S Mozambique.
- quadricolor (Cassin, 1851) - NE South Africa (N & E Limpopo S to NE Eastern Cape) and Swaziland.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult singing in a bush Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp quadricolor)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 14 October 2002 9 years ago 27 sec 2.7
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looking out of dense vegetation early morning
Locality Ndumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp quadricolor)
Roland Bischoff 9 November 2005 2 years ago 3.8
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Bird calling early morning out of thicket Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
(Monotypic species)
Roland Bischoff 20 September 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Calls from mid-level, dense vegetation along the entrance road. 16:19. Locality Bonamanzi Game Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
(ssp quadricolor)
Charles Hesse 5 January 2010 3 years ago 4
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