Rosy-patched Bushshrike
Rhodophoneus cruentus(Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1828)
English (US) Rosy-patched Bushshrike
The Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus) 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
- Rhodophoneus cruentus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rosy-patched Bushshrike
- Described by
- (Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Rhodophoneus cruentus kordofanicus
- Rhodophoneus cruentus cruentus
- Rhodophoneus cruentus hilgerti
- Rhodophoneus cruentus cathemagmenus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius cruentus
- Described by
- (Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1828)
- Type locality
- Arkiko near Massawa, Abyssinia
- Original description
- Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum quae ex itineribus per Libyam Aegyptum Nubiam Dongolam Syrian Arabiam et Habessianiam publico institutis (etc.) sig.c p.9, pl.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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