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Lagden's bushshrike is a stocky bird some 23 cm long with a heavy black bill. The adult male and female are similar in plumage. The upper parts, including the wings and tail, are olive-green, and the head is dark grey. The underparts are yellow, sometimes tinged orange on the breast. The tail is edged with yellow. The legs are bluish grey. Juveniles have duller plumage overall, with brownish upperparts yellow or white underparts, sometimes with some streaking, and a grey-brown bill.
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When to see the Lagden's Bushshrike
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lagden's Bushshrike
The map shades 6 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Liberia.
About the Lagden's Bushshrike
Lagden's bushshrike is a bird species in the bushshrike family (Malaconotidae) native to Africa. It is a stocky bird with yellow or orange-yellow underparts, olive green upperparts, a grey head and heavy bill. Two subspecies are recognised.
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Easily confused with
Fiery-breasted BushshrikeMalaconotus cruentusThe fiery-breasted bushshrike is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Green-breasted BushshrikeMalaconotus gladiatorThe green-breasted bushshrike or gladiator bushshrike is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Monteiro's BushshrikeMalaconotus monteiriMonteiro's bushshrike is a species of bird in the bush-shrike family (Malaconotidae).
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