The rosy-patched bushshrike (''Rhodophoneus cruentus'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Rhodophoneus''. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt,

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry

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 ...

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Image:Rosy-patched Bushshrike female specimen RWD.jpg, left, Rosy-patched shrike (female) specimen

Nairobi National Museum The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is a state corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments in Kenya. It carries out heritage research, and has expertise in subjects ranging from palaeontology, archeology, ethnography and biodiversity ...

File:Rosy-patched_Shrike_from_Tsavo_National_Park_Kenya.jpg, left, Rosy-patched shrike from Tsavo National Park, Kenya, August 2016

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rosy-patched bushshrike Birds of the Horn of Africa rosy-patched bushshrike Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg {{Malaconotidae-stub