Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Bushveld. Grey cap and mantle; olive-green wings and upper tail; below yellow with orange breast-patch.
Bush-Shrikes
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. Male distinguished by yellow forehead, eyebrow and underparts, with only the breast orange, this much reduced in female. Immature shown in first plumage. Calls a musical, much-repeated ‘poo-poo-poo-pooooo’ or ‘pipit-eeez, pipit-eeez…’. Pairs occur in mixed bushveld, thornveld and valley bush, plus riverine and coastal thickets, usually in the mid stratum. Not secretive but often difficult to locate.
Quick Facts
Size
18-19 cm - S
Names
A: Oranjeborsboslaksman
Z: ithebdele
G: Orangewürger, Orangebrustwürger
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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