Orange-breasted bushshrike

The orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike (Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. Another bird, Braun's bushshrike, is also sometimes called the orange-breasted bushshrike.

Orange-breasted bushshrike
Adult bird at Rust De Winter Nature Reserve, Limpopo
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Malaconotidae
Genus:	Chlorophoneus
Species:	C. sulfureopectus
Binomial name
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus (Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms
Telophorus sulfureopectus Malaconotus sulfureopectus

Distribution and habitat

The orange-breasted bushshrike is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa (relatively absent from most of Central, Southern and the Horn of Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna and moist savanna. It is not a migrant species.

Behaviour

The bushshrike eats mainly insects, such as beetles, caterpillars, bees, ants, and wasps.^[2]

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  At Polokwane Game Reserve, Limpopo
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  Juvenile T. s. similis at Kruger National Park
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  Adult bird in Zambia