Grey-headed bushshrike

Grey-headed bushshrike
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Malaconotus
Species:
M. blanchoti
Binomial name
Malaconotus blanchoti
Stephens, 1826

The grey-headed bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti), colloquially known as the ghostbird,[2] is a species of passerine bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa, although relatively absent in Central Africa and the interior of southern Africa. It is the most widespread species of its genus, which consists of large bushshrikes with massive bills and mournful hooting calls. It occurs sparsely in a range of wooded habitats, though typically in denser vegetation within dry or moist savannah. The monogamous pairs occupy woodland with sufficient cover. They are sedentary, but will undertake limited post-breeding movements.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Malaconotus blanchoti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707735A94135564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707735A94135564.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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