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Mount Kupe Bushshrike
14 05 037 Chlorophoneus kupeensis necklace morph
Information
Range Cameroon, where it is found in the Bakossi Forest Reserve and in particular on Mount Kupe.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Malaconotidae
Genus Telophorus
Species Telophorus kupeensis
Conservation Status
ENSpecies
Endangered

The Mount Kupe bushshrike (Telophorus kupeensis), is a species of bushshrike in the Malaconotidae family. It is endemic to Cameroon, where it is found in the Bakossi Forest Reserve and in particular on Mount Kupe.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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