Telophorus
| Telophorus | |
|---|---|
| Doherty's bushshrike (Telophorus dohertyi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Telophorus Swainson, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Telophorus collaris[1] Swainson, 1832
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| Species | |
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About 3, see text | |
Telophorus is a genus of African birds in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.
Species
The genus contains the following three species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telophorus zeylonus | Bokmakierie | southern Africa, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, | |
| Telophorus viridis | Gorgeous bushshrike | Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa and Swaziland | |
| Telophorus dohertyi | Doherty's bushshrike | central eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, western Uganda and western and central Kenya |
References
- ^ "Malacontidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- Lack, Peter (2007) ABC African Checklist Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded 18/09/07.