Chlorophoneus


Chlorophoneus is a genus of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.

Extant Species

It contains the following species:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Chlorophoneus bocageiBocage's bushshrikeAngola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectusOrange-breasted bushshrikeSub-Saharan Africa
Chlorophoneus olivaceusOlive bushshrikeMalawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.
Chlorophoneus multicolorMany-colored bushshrikeWest Africa and also in western, northern parts of Central Africa and the eastern Congo Basin.
Chlorophoneus nigrifronsBlack-fronted bushshrikecentral Kenya southwards through Tanzania to northern Malawi, southern Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe and north-eastern South Africa.
Chlorophoneus kupeensisMount Kupe bushshrikeCameroon