Orange-breasted bushshrike
Species of bird
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The orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike (Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. Another bird, Braun's bushshrike, is also sometimes called the orange-breasted bushshrike.
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| Orange-breasted bushshrike | |
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| Adult bird at Rust De Winter Nature Reserve, Limpopo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Chlorophoneus |
| Species: | C. sulfureopectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus (Lesson, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Telophorus sulfureopectus | |
Distribution and habitat
The orange-breasted bushshrike is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa (relatively absent from most of Central, Southern and the Horn of Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna and moist savanna. It is not a migrant species.
Behaviour
The bushshrike eats mainly insects, such as beetles, caterpillars, bees, ants, and wasps.[2]
At Polokwane Game Reserve, Limpopo
Juvenile T. s. similis at Kruger National Park
Adult bird in Zambia
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