Bush-shrikes (Malaconotidae)
Olive Bush-shrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus) - HBW 14, p. 115
French: Gonolek olive
German: Olivwürger
Spanish: Bubú Oliváceo
Other common names: Rufous-breasted Bush-shrike
Taxonomy: Lanius olivaceus Shaw, 1809, Algoa Bay, South Africa.
Genus sometimes subsumed in Malaconotus or in Telophorus. Closely related to the superspecies formed by C. multicolor and C. nigrifrons, but not a member of it since parapatric with latter from S Malawi to N South Africa. May be closely allied with C. bocagei. Nominate race occurs in two colour morphs, which may possibly be two formerly allopatric races beginning to intergrade; further study required. Proposed race taylori (described from E Mpumalanga, in NE South Africa) is synonymized with nominate. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bertrandi ( Shelley, 1894) - S Malawi E of Shire Valley.
- makawa Benson, 1945 - S Malawi (W of Shire Valley), E Zimbabwe, and extreme N South Africa (N Limpopo Province).
- interfluvius ( Clancey, 1969) - W Mozambique.
- bertrandi ( Shelley, 1894) - S Malawi E of Shire Valley.
- makawa Benson, 1945 - S Malawi (W of Shire Valley), E Zimbabwe, and extreme N South Africa (N Limpopo Province).
- interfluvius ( Clancey, 1969) - W Mozambique.
- vitorum ( Clancey, 1967) - SE Mozambique coast S from R Save.
- olivaceus ( Shaw, 1809) - E & S South Africa (from NE Limpopo S to S Western Cape), Swaziland and extreme S Mozambique.
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A bird of the ruddy form in typical leafy habitat. Vocal, but shy and hard to see.
Locality Sedgefield, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Dave Kennedy 21 September 2008 2 years ago 2.3
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Calling from the canopy of a low tree in open woodland near cabins at the Mount Sheba Reserve. 11:17am. Locality Mount Sheba Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
(ssp olivaceus)
Charles Hesse 30 December 2009 3 years ago 4
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