Doherty's Bushshrike (Telophorus dohertyi)
About the Doherty's Bushshrike
Doherty's bushshrike (Telophorus dohertyi) is a colourful but skulking species of bush-shrike of the family Malaconotidae which is found in forest habitats in north-central Africa. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the American collector William Doherty. A strikingly coloured, medium-sized bush shrike which in the adults is mostly green with a bright red forehead and throat, a broad black breast band and a bright lemon-yellow belly, the tail is black. Young birds are pale green above with finely barred yellow-green underparts. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 30 recordings for this species: 3 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 Kenya, Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Rosy-patched BushshrikeTelophorus cruentusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.