Least ConcernUncommonInvertebratesWoodlandPlatform nestSmall · 27 g
About the Orange-breasted Bushshrike
The orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. Another bird, Braun's bushshrike, is also sometimes called the orange-breasted bushshrike.
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Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
Nigeria
Namibia
Botswana
Eswatini
Mozambique
Ghana
Ethiopia
Malawi
Rwanda
Gambia
Angola
Benin
Congo - Kinshasa
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Cameroon
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Chad
Côte d’Ivoire
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Togo
Recorded as a rare visitor in Liberia, Mali, Burundi, Niger.
When to see it
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Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Olive BushshrikeChlorophoneus olivaceusThe olive bushshrike is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Bocage's BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiBocage's bushshrike, also known as the grey-green bushshrike, is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsThe bird is 18–19 centimetres long.
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