Passeriformes / Malaconotidae / Chlorophoneus

Olive Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus olivaceus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Chlorophoneus olivaceus bertrandi

southern Malawi (east of Shire Valley)
Chlorophoneus olivaceus interfluvius

Mozambique (except littoral)
Chlorophoneus olivaceus makawa

central and southern Malawi (west of the Shire Valley), eastern Zimbabwe, and far northeastern South Africa (northern Limpopo)
Chlorophoneus olivaceus olivaceus

southern and eastern South Africa (southern Western Cape to northeastern Limpopo) and far southern Mozambique
Chlorophoneus olivaceus vitorum

coastal Mozambique (Save River to Algoa Bay)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.