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gorgeous bush-shrike

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Also known as: Telophorus quadricolor, four-coloured bush-shrike(Show More)
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The gorgeous bush-shrike, also known as the four-colored bush-shrike (Telophorus quadricolor), is an African bird belonging to the bush-shrike group. These birds are part of the family Malaconotidae, which was once considered a subfamily within the Laniidae family. Bush-shrikes are typically 16 to 20 cm (6.5 to 8 inches) long. They have brighter plumage and less predatory bills than true shrikes and are insect eaters that forage quietly in bushes. The gorgeous bush-shrike is characterized by its green upperparts and golden underparts, with a throat bordered in red.1

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