Braun's bushshrike

Braun's bushshrike (Laniarius brauni) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is endemic to Angola. An alternative name for this bird is the orange-breasted bushshrike, but the English name is also used for Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus.

Braun's bushshrike
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Malaconotidae
Genus:	Laniarius
Species:	L. brauni
Binomial name
Laniarius brauni Bannerman, 1939

Braun's Bushshrike

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German collector R. H. Braun who collected in southern Africa.^[2]