- Malaconotus monteiri
Identification
Similar to the Grey-headed Bushshrike, but larger and heavier, dark grey eyes, yellow breast. The white of the lores extends to behind and below the eyes.
Distribution
Mount Cameroon and north-western Angola.
Taxonomy
Malaconotus monteiri has two subspecies:[2]
- M. m. perspicillatus
- Mount Cameroon
- M. m. monteiri
- Scarp forests of north-western Angola
Habitat
Mid-altitude and montane forest.
Status
Poorly known; relatively common only in Angolan scarp forest. Classified as Data Deficient in the 2010 IUCN Red List.[1]
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Haunting whistle similar to that of Grey-headed Bushshrike; also a bill-rattle.
References
- BirdLife International (2011) Species factsheet: Malaconotus monteiri. Downloaded from www.birdlife.org on 06/02/2011.
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Monteiro's Bushshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Monteiro%27s_Bushshrike
