| Malaconotus | |
|---|---|
 Grey-headed Bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti) | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Malaconotidae |
| Genus | Malaconotus |
Malaconotus is a genus of bushshrikes in the Malaconotidae family. About 60% of the species formerly placed here are now usually separated in Telophorus. The old taxonomy is also often found though.
Species[]
It contains the following species:
Sometimes the olive bushshrike (Telophorus olivaceus) is included in this genus.
Uluguru Bushshrike (Friedmann, 1927) (Malaconotus alius) Grey-headed Bushshrike (Stephens, 1826) (Malaconotus blanchoti) Fiery-breasted Bushshrike (Lesson, 1830) (Malaconotus cruentus) Green-breasted Bushshrike (Reichenow, 1892) (Malaconotus gladiator) Lagden's Bushshrike (Sharpe, 1884) (Malaconotus lagdeni) Monteiro's Bushshrike (Sharpe, 1870) (Malaconotus monteiri)