Passeriformes / Malaconotidae / Malaconotus

Grey-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

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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Malaconotus blanchoti approximans

southern Ethiopia to Somalia, Kenya, and northern Tanzania
Malaconotus blanchoti blanchoti

Senegal to northern Nigeria and northern Cameroon
Malaconotus blanchoti catharoxanthus

northern Cameroon to Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Uganda, and western Kenya
Malaconotus blanchoti citrinipectus

Namibia (northern Ovamboland to Cuene Valley)
Malaconotus blanchoti extremus

southeastern Cape Province
Malaconotus blanchoti hypopyrrhus

Rwanda to Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and northeastern South Africa
Malaconotus blanchoti interpositus

Angola to western Zambia

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.