Telophorus
| Telophorus | |
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| Telophorus dohertyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Telophorus Swainson, 1832 |
| Species | |
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About 9, see text | |
Telophorus is a genus of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.
It contains the following species:
- Bokmakierie, Telophorus zeylonus
- Bocage's bushshrike, Telophorus bocagei
- Orange-breasted bushshrike, Telophorus sulfureopectus
- Olive bushshrike, Telophorus olivaceus
- Many-colored bushshrike, Telophorus multicolor
- Black-fronted bushshrike, Telophorus nigrifrons
- Mount Kupe bushshrike, Telophorus kupeensis
- Four-colored bushshrike, Telophorus viridis
- Gorgeous bushshrike,Telophorus viridis viridis
- Doherty's bushshrike, Telophorus dohertyi
All but the bokmakierie are sometimes placed in a separate genus, Chlorophoneus. Other authors include all nine in Malaconotus.
References
- Lack, Peter (2007) ABC African Checklist. Downloaded 18/09/07.
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