Alternative name: Bocage's Bushshrike[2]
- Chlorophoneus bocagei
Telophorus bocagei[1]
Identification
23–25·5 cm (9-10 in)
Adult: Upperparts grey with a distinct white eyebrow. Underparts white with a buffy wash on the breast.
Juvenile: Upperparts olive-grey, with feathers tipped olive-buff; underparts have feint grey bars.
Distribution
Tropical Africa from Cameroon east to Uganda and western Kenya.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized[1]:
- C. b. bocagei
- C. b. jacksoni
Habitat
Lowland to mid-altitude forest, forest edge, forest clearings and secondary scrub on previously cultivated land.
Behaviour
Ususally found moving slowly through the canopy while gleaning; often joins multi-species feeding flocks.
Diet
Their diet consists of insects such as caterpillars, beetles, grasshoppers and termites.
Vocalisation
A rapid chwee ee eee eee and a slow, repeated whee-eeuu.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Grey-green Bushshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-green_Bushshrike
