Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

ShrublandCup nestSmall · 53 g

Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Tuoichen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Loren Cassin Sackett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Kevin Chaikelson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

When to see the Rosy-patched Bushshrike

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rosy-patched Bushshrike

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia Djibouti Somalia Eritrea

About the Rosy-patched Bushshrike

The rosy-patched bushshrike is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Rhodophoneus. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Lühder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiLühder's 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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