Malaconotidae
Order: Passeriformes
Bushshrikes and allies; ~50 species of colorful or boldly patterned birds in sub-Saharan Africa. Includes bush-shrikes, gonoleks, tchagras, and boubous. Many have vivid red, yellow, green, or black-and-white plumage. Active singers; pairs perform elaborate duets. Predatory; take large insects and small vertebrates.
Species 50
Albertine Sooty Boubou
Laniarius holomelas
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Black-fronted Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus nigrifrons
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Bocage's Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus bocagei
Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus
Braun's Bushshrike
Laniarius brauni
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Doherty's Bushshrike
Telophorus dohertyi
Ethiopian Boubou
Laniarius aethiopicus
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike
Malaconotus cruentus
Fülleborn's Boubou
Laniarius fuelleborni
Gabela Bushshrike
Laniarius amboimensis
Gorgeous Bushshrike
Telophorus viridis
Green-breasted Bushshrike
Malaconotus gladiator
Grey-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Lagden's Bushshrike
Malaconotus lagdeni
Lowland Sooty Boubou
Laniarius leucorhynchus
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
Manda Boubou
Laniarius nigerrimus
Many-coloured Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus multicolor
Marsh Tchagra
Bocagia minuta
Monteiro's Bushshrike
Malaconotus monteiri
Mountain Sooty Boubou
Laniarius poensis
Mount Kupe Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus kupeensis
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Olive Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus olivaceus
Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
Pringle's Puffback
Dryoscopus pringlii
Red-eyed Puffback
Dryoscopus senegalensis
Red-naped Bushshrike
Laniarius ruficeps
Rosy-patched Bushshrike
Rhodophoneus cruentus
Sabine's Puffback
Dryoscopus sabini
Slate-coloured Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
Southern Tchagra
Tchagra tchagra
Swamp Boubou
Laniarius bicolor
Three-streaked Tchagra
Tchagra jamesi
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Turati's Boubou
Laniarius turatii
Uluguru Bushshrike
Malaconotus alius
Willard's Sooty Boubou
Laniarius willardi
Yellow-breasted Boubou
Laniarius atroflavus
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Zanzibar Boubou
Laniarius sublacteus