''Telophorus viridis viridis'', also known as the gorgeous bushshrike or Perrin's bushshrike, is a
bird in the family
Malaconotidae. It is found in
Angola,
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Gabon, and
Zambia. Its natural
habitats are tropical
forests and tropical moist
shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...
. Many authorities consider this to be the nominate subspecies of the
four-colored bushshrike. Others consider both to be distinct species, in which case this species takes on the scientific name ''Telophorus viridis'', having been distinguished first.
References
Telophorus
Birds of Southern Africa
Birds described in 1817
Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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