Orange-breasted Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus)
About the Orange-breasted Bushshrike
The orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike (Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. Another bird, Braun's bushshrike, is also sometimes called the orange-breasted bushshrike. The orange-breasted bushshrike is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa (relatively absent from most of Central, Southern and the Horn of Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna and moist savanna. It is not a migrant species. The bushshrike eats mainly insects, such as beetles, caterpillars, bees, ants, and wasps.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 191 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Grey-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brevicaudatarecording
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- African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimprecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.