Gorgeous Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus viridis
Mixed bush. Red chin and throat; bold black breast-band; yellow belly
Bush-Shrikes
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Fairly common resident. Male distinguished by scarlet throat and black gorget; female similar but black gorget much reduced. Immature shown in first plumage. The call is a liquid, ventriloquial and rapidly delivered ‘kong-kong-koit’. Pairs occur in dense coastal and valley bush, lowland forest fringes, riverine forest and mixed bushveld. Secretive, frequenting the lower stratum in search of insects.
Quick Facts
Size
20 cm - M
Names
A: Konkoit
Z: iNgongoni
G: Vierfarbenwürger
Bird Family
Colourful shrikes with olive-green and grey upperparts and yellow or orange-yellow underparts. Most inhabit dense bush, making them difficult to see, continuously hopping from branch to branch. Their diet is mainly insects, although some will eat fruit or small animals. All have distinctive calls, which aids identification.
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