List of Birds of Angola - Bushshrikes and Allies

Bushshrikes and Allies

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Malaconotidae

Bushshrikes 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. There are 46 species worldwide and 24 species which occur in Angola.

  • Brubru Nilaus afer
  • Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
  • 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
  • Luehder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi
  • Gabela Bushshrike Laniarius amboimensis (E)
  • Braun's Bushshrike Laniarius brauni (E)
  • Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus
  • Gabon Boubou Laniarius bicolor
  • Crimson-breasted Gonolek Laniarius atrococcineus
  • Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus
  • Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
  • Grey-green Bushshrike Telophorus bocagei
  • Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus
  • Many-colored Bushshrike Telophorus multicolor
  • Black-fronted Bushshrike Telophorus nigrifrons
  • Four-colored Bushshrike Telophorus viridis
  • Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
  • Monteiro's Bushshrike Malaconotus monteiri

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