Grey-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Malaconotidae
Genus
Malaconotus
eBird Code
gyhbus1

Vocalizations

agujaceratops · CC0_1_0
Ben Costamagna · CC_BY_4_0
Sunčana Bradley · CC_BY_4_0
Jonathan Whitaker · CC0_1_0
Nick Block · CC_BY_4_0
Africa Gomez · CC0_1_0
Sunčana Bradley · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (7)

  • 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

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.