Bocage's Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus bocagei)
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Bocage's Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus bocagei (Reichenow, 1894)

27 gWeight

Bocage's bushshrike (Chlorophoneus bocagei), also known as the grey-green bushshrike, is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.

Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Bocage's Bushshrike has been recorded at 40 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya395 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda343 records
  3. Kakamega Forest NRKenya300 records
More places
  1. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda240 records
  2. Bigodi SwampUganda208 records
  3. Kibale NPUganda164 records
  4. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda146 records
  5. Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverKenya134 records
  6. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackUganda132 records
  7. Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya109 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaKenyaCameroonGabonEquatorial GuineaCongo - KinshasaAngola

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Bocage's bushshrike (Chlorophoneus bocagei), also known as the grey-green bushshrike, is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is scatteredly present throughout central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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Questions

How big is the Bocage's Bushshrike?

The Bocage's Bushshrike weighs around 27 g.

Where does the Bocage's Bushshrike live?

Its breeding range: Africa: central. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Cameroon.

Is the Bocage's Bushshrike endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Bocage's Bushshrike as Least Concern.

What does the Bocage's Bushshrike eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Bocage's Bushshrike in?

It belongs to the family Bushshrikes (Malaconotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
27 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
80 mm
Tail
67 mm
Bill
18 mm
Tarsus
24 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: central

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Bushshrikes Malaconotidae
Genus
Chlorophoneus

Other birds in the genus Chlorophoneus

Bocage's Bushshrike

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