About the Black-fronted Bushshrike
The black-fronted bushshrike is a passerine bird of the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae. It inhabits forests mainly in East Africa. It forms a superspecies with the many-colored bushshrike and the two are sometimes considered to be a single species.
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The bird is 18–19 centimetres long. It is variable in appearance and has several different colour morphs. All birds have green upperparts, grey crown and upper back, yellow tip to the tail and dark bill and legs. The orange morph has a black mask and forehead and orange underparts, shading to yellow under the tail. The red morph is similar but redder on the throat and breast with yellow on the belly and undertail-coverts. The buff form has buff underparts and a pale throat. The black morph has an entirely black face, forehead, throat and breast and green belly and undertail-coverts.
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Where the Black-fronted Bushshrike lives
When to see the Black-fronted Bushshrike
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bocage's BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiBocage's bushshrike, also known as the grey-green bushshrike, is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorThe many-colored bushshrike or many-coloured bushshrike is a species of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.
Mount Kupe BushshrikeChlorophoneus kupeensisIt can be identified by its black mask, white throat, grey breast, grey belly, yellow vent, olive-green back, grey feet, black bill, and white supercilium.
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