How big is a Many-colored Bushshrike?

The Many-colored Bushshrike is a small sized bird weighing about 51 g.

Where can you see a Many-colored Bushshrike?

The Many-colored Bushshrike occurs in 12 countries, including Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria.

What birds look similar to a Many-colored Bushshrike?

The Many-colored Bushshrike is most easily confused with the Mount Kupe Bushshrike, the Black-fronted Bushshrike and the Bocage's Bushshrike.

Is the Many-colored Bushshrike endangered?

The Many-colored Bushshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Many-colored Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus multicolor

Bushshrikes and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Many-colored Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus multicolor) is a rare bushshrik found in 12 countries, weighing about 51 g. The many-colored bushshrike or many-coloured bushshrike is a species of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestcup nest51 g

Many-colored Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus multicolor), photo 1 — Photo: Allan Harris · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Many-colored Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus multicolor), photo 2 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Many-colored Bushshrike

The many-colored bushshrike or many-coloured bushshrike is a species of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.

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Where it lives

Uganda Rwanda Ghana Côte d’Ivoire Nigeria Cameroon Sierra Leone Equatorial Guinea Angola Liberia Congo - Kinshasa

Recorded as a rare visitor in Guinea.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, November, December, with peak activity in July. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Many-colored Bushshrike look like?: The many-colored bushshrike or many-coloured bushshrike is a species of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.
How big is a Many-colored Bushshrike?: The Many-colored Bushshrike is a small sized bird weighing about 51 g.
Where can you see a Many-colored Bushshrike?: The Many-colored Bushshrike occurs in 12 countries, including Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria.
What birds look similar to a Many-colored Bushshrike?: The Many-colored Bushshrike is most easily confused with the Mount Kupe Bushshrike, the Black-fronted Bushshrike and the Bocage's Bushshrike.
Is the Many-colored Bushshrike endangered?: The Many-colored Bushshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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