The orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike (''Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus'') is a species of

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in the family Malaconotidae. Another bird,

Braun's bushshrike Braun's bushshrike (''Laniarius brauni'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is endemic to Angola. An alternative name for this bird is the orange-breasted bushshrike, but the English name is also used for '' Chlorophoneus sul ...

, is also sometimes called the orange-breasted bushshrike.

Distribution and habitat

The orange-breasted bushshrike is widespread throughout

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(relatively absent from most of

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and the

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). Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical dry

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s, dry

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and moist savanna. It is not a migrant species.

Behaviour

The bushshrike eats mainly insects, such as beetles, caterpillars, bees, ants, and wasps. Malaconotus sulfureopectus (Zambia)

References

* BirdLife International 2016. [BirdLife International. 2016. Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22707647A94133019. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707647A94133019.en. Downloaded on 7 December 2018.] Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ and Ryan PG 2005. Roberts - Birds of southern Africa, VIIth ed. The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town.

External links

* Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds

Photo at The Internet Bird Collection
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