Bushshrikes and Allies
Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae
Bushshrikes are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colourful species or largely black; some species are quite secretive. There are 46 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Malawi.
- Brubru Nilaus afer
- Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
- Marsh Tchagra Tchagra minuta
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala
- Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
- Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus
- Fuelleborn's Boubou Laniarius fuelleborni
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus
- Olive Bushshrike Telophorus olivaceus
- Black-fronted Bushshrike Telophorus nigrifrons
- Four-colored Bushshrike Telophorus viridis
- Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Malawi
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