Rosy-patched bushshrike | |
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Male in Tarangire, Tanzania | |
Song recorded in Kiboko, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Malaconotidae |
Genus: | Rhodophoneus |
Species: | R. cruentus |
Binomial name | |
Rhodophoneus cruentus (Ehrenberg, 1828) |
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Synonyms | |
Telophorus cruentus |
Telophorus cruentus
The rosy-patched bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus) is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Rhodophoneus. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.