Monteiro's Bushshrike (Malaconotus monteiri)
About the Monteiro's Bushshrike
Monteiro's bushshrike (Malaconotus monteiri) is a species of bird in the bush-shrike family (Malaconotidae). Two described subspecies: nominate Malaconotus m. monteiri (Shape, 1870) described from Angola, and M. m. perspicillatus (Reichenow, 1894) known from only a single specimen in Cameroon. Subspecies perspicillatus differs from the nominate in having a larger bill and paler undersides. Presumed to be closely related to other Malaconotus, and has been considered conspecific with both gray-headed bushshrike M. blanchoti and fiery-breasted bushshrike M. cruentus in the past. Cameroonian M. m. perspicillatus has also been theorized to be a color morph of the green-breasted bushshrike. The specific phylogenetic relationships of M. monteiri are, as of yet, unknown.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon in the xeno-canto catalogue.