Gorgeous Bushshrike
Telophorus viridis(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Gorgeous Bushshrike
The Gorgeous Bushshrike (Telophorus viridis) 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
- Telophorus viridis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gorgeous Bushshrike
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Telophorus viridis viridis
- Telophorus viridis nigricauda
- Telophorus viridis quartus
- Telophorus viridis quadricolor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Laniarius viridis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Malimbe, Congo area (i. e. Loango Coast, Portuguese Congo).
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 13 p.300
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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