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Upperparts olive-green with a bright red forecrown and black tail. The throat is red and is separated from the yellow belly by a black gorget. | Upperparts olive-green with a bright red forecrown and black tail. The throat is red and is separated from the yellow belly by a black gorget. | ||
+ | [[Image:Dohertys_bush_shrike_kenya.JPG |thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|THE_FERN|THE_FERN}}. Aberdares National Park, [[Kenya]], November 2021]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
'''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and extreme eastern [[DRC]]. | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and extreme eastern [[DRC]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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− | + | Clements regards this as a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species [[#References|[1]]]. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Edges of highland forest undergrowth. | Edges of highland forest undergrowth. |
Latest revision as of 05:21, 29 September 2023
- Telophorus dohertyi
Chlorophoneus dohertyi
Malaconotus dohertyi
Identification
Length 18 cm
Upperparts olive-green with a bright red forecrown and black tail. The throat is red and is separated from the yellow belly by a black gorget.
Distribution
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and extreme eastern DRC.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Clements regards this as a monotypic species [1].
Habitat
Edges of highland forest undergrowth.
Behaviour
A shy and skulking bird.
Vocalisation
Similar to that of the Gorgeous Bushshrike, but more rapid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Doherty's Bushshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Doherty%27s_Bushshrike