Olive Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus olivaceus(Shaw, G, 1809)
English (US) Olive Bushshrike
The Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Malaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Chlorophoneus olivaceus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive Bushshrike
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1809)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Chlorophoneus olivaceus makawa
- Chlorophoneus olivaceus bertrandi
- Chlorophoneus olivaceus vitorum
- Chlorophoneus olivaceus interfluvius
- Chlorophoneus olivaceus olivaceus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius olivaceus
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1809)
- Type locality
- Algoa Bay, South Africa; ex Levaillant, Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 634.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 7, pt2 p.330
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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