Rosy-patched bushshrike

Rosy-patched bushshrike
Male in Tarangire, Tanzania
Song recorded in Kiboko, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Rhodophoneus
Species: R. cruentus
Binomial name
Rhodophoneus cruentus
(Ehrenberg, 1828)
Synonyms

Telophorus cruentus

female specimen
Nairobi National Museum
Rosy-patched shrike from Tsavo National Park, Kenya, August 2016

The rosy-patched bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus) is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Rhodophoneus. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Rhodophoneus cruentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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