Doherty's Bush-Shrike (Telophorus dohertyi)

Other Scientific Names
Malaconotus dohertyi [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)]

Family
Malaconotidae (Bush-shrikes)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Rothschild, 1901)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist shrubland, high altitude shrubland. Also, subtropical and tropical montane moist forest and heavily degraded former forest. From 1,500 - 3,350 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda.

Eastern DRCongo, south-western Uganda, western Rwanda, western Burundi and western Kenya.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Doherty's Bushshrike (Telophorus dohertyi) [XC541570]
by Magnus Wadstein from Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda (song)

Doherty's Bushshrike (Telophorus dohertyi) [XC71703]
by Andrew Spencer from Kibira Forest NP (Teza), Burundi (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Molecular-genetic studies suggest that genus is more closely allied to Chlorophoneus and Laniarius than to the clade formed by Malaconotus, Dryoscopus and Tchagra, although has been thought to link arboreal Chlorophoneus and semi-terrestrial Tchagra. Forms a superspecies with Gorgeous Bush-Shrike (Telophorus viridis) and both have conventionally been grouped in Chlorophoneus, but studies of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA support their placement in present genus.

References
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