Grey-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchotiStephens, JF, 1826
English (US) Gray-headed Bushshrike
UK name: Grey-headed Bushshrike
The Grey-headed Bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti) 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
- Malaconotus blanchoti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Bushshrike
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Bushshrike
- Described by
- Stephens, JF, 1826
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Malaconotus blanchoti approximans
- Malaconotus blanchoti blanchoti
- Malaconotus blanchoti catharoxanthus
- Malaconotus blanchoti hypopyrrhus
- Malaconotus blanchoti interpositus
- Malaconotus blanchoti citrinipectus
- Malaconotus blanchoti extremus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Stephens, JF, 1826
- Type locality
- Senegal [ex Levaillant].
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 13, pt2 p.161
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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