Biology:Green-breasted bushshrike
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Short description: Species of bird
| Green-breasted bushshrike | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Malaconotus |
| Species: | M. gladiator
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| Binomial name | |
| Malaconotus gladiator (Reichenow, 1893)
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The green-breasted bushshrike or gladiator bushshrike (Malaconotus gladiator) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests. With a total length of 25 to 28 cm (9.8 to 11.0 in) and a body mass of around 99 g (3.5 oz) this may be the largest of the Malaconotidae.[2][3]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Malaconotus gladiator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22707728A94135280. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707728A94135280.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22707728/94135280. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Fry, H. (2020). Green-breasted Bushshrike (Malaconotus gladiator), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
- ↑ Dunning, John B. Jr., ed (2008). CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5.
Wikidata ☰ Q1304897 entry
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