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Rosy-patched bushshrike

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Rosy-patched bushshrike
Male in Tarangire, Tanzania
Song recorded in Kiboko, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Rhodophoneus
Heuglin, 1871
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 family Malaconotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Rhodophoneus.[citation needed] 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. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)