Monteiro's Bushshrike
Malaconotus monteiri(Sharpe, RB, 1870)
English (US) Monteiro's Bushshrike
The Monteiro's Bushshrike (Malaconotus monteiri) 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 monteiri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Monteiro's Bushshrike
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1870)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Malaconotus monteiri perspicillatus
- Malaconotus monteiri monteiri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Laniarius monteiri
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1870)
- Type locality
- Angola; type from Donde River, Loando, Angola (Gadow, 1883, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 8, p. 157).
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.1 p.148 pl.13 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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