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  shrikes in africa - wildwatch.com
The aptly-named Gorgeous Bushshrike is a riot of colour when seen from the front, but drab olive green on its upper-parts.
One of the largest members of the family is the Grey-headed Bushshrike, an imposing bird with eerie pale eyes and haunting ghost-like call; with its hook-tipped beak, it is not afraid to tackle chameleons and small snakes.
The scarce and elusive Black-fronted Bushshrike is occasionally seen in mist-belt forest close to Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater Lodge.
www.wildwatch.com /resources/birds/shrike.asp   (855 words)

  
 WORLDTWITCH - Cameroon Birding Trip Report, March-April 1997, by Jon Hornbuckle - Birds of Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Good views of Mt Kupé Bushshrike were had by all at 1350m.
(a) Forest - Tullberg's Woodpecker, Chestnut-capped Flycatcher, Dusky Crested-Flycatcher, Mount Kupé Bushshrike, Black-and-white Shrike-Flycatcher, Black-necked Wattle-eye, Crossley's Ground-Thrush, White-bellied Robin-Chat, Grey-chested Illadopsis, White-throated Mountain-Babbler, Antpecker and Red-faced Crimsonwing.
Kupé Bushshrike, Telophorus kupeensis An adult and immature at 1350m on Max's trail, Mt Kupé on 8
www.worldtwitch.com /cameroon_1997.htm   (10379 words)

  
 EREMOMELA BIRDING
It was made famous by the rediscovery of the Mount Kupe Bushshrike in 1989.
The access situation in the Bakossi mountains is in a state of flux at the moment and we hope to be able to post updates to this web page once local initiatives have been launched.
At first we had rather poor views of a Bushshrike, but we managed to retain contact over the next 3hrs, during which we had amazing views of a pair and we managed to obtain video footage and sound recordings.
www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Cove/2873/reports/camer/camer.htm   (8357 words)

  
 Soutpansberg-Limpopo Birding Route   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
For directions to Gundani click on 'Community Projects' in the left hand menu bar of this website.
Black-fronted Bushshrike was see by Dewald Swanepoel and Kevin Ravno at Entabeni Forest in December 2004.
Black-fronted Bushshrike was being see regularly during September 2005 at Buzzard Mountain Retreat.
www.limpopobirding.com /links/news.htm   (487 words)

  
 Bushshrike   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Los bushshrikes son especies del pájaro del passerine del smallish.
Fueron clasificados antes con el Shrikes verdadero en la familia Lanidae, pero ahora se consideran suficientemente distintivos ser separados de ese grupo como la familia Malaconotidae.
English version: Bushshrike Next: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Up
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/bu/Bushshrike.htm   (170 words)

  
 Les oiseaux Malaconotidés
Green-breasted Bushshrike, Malaconotus gladiator, Gladiateur à poitrine verte
Red-naped Bushshrike, Laniarius ruficeps, Gonolek à nuque rouge
Serle's or Mt. Kupe Bushshrike, Telophorus kupeensis, Gladiateur du Kupé
www.oiseaux.net /liste/birds.malaconotidae.html   (299 words)

  
 Uluguru Bushshrike - educational resources
You can submit additional web links for the Uluguru Bushshrike using the form below.
ADW: Malaconotus alius: Classification: Malaconotus alius (Uluguru bushshrike).
Contact me to correct errors, submit additional links, or make comments on the Uluguru Bushshrike page.
animals.mongabay.com /iucn/UV/Uluguru_Bushshrike.html   (55 words)

  
 Cameroon tour by Tropical Birding: Birdwatching tours to the best sites in the world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the evening we have time to walk the scrubby trails at the base of the mountain looking for forest edge birds such as Bristle-nosed Barbet and Fiery-breasted Bushshrike.
Some of the most sought-after specialties are Cameroon Pigeon, Sjostedt’s Owlet, Bare-cheeked Trogon, Green-breasted Bushshrike, Crossley’s Ground-Thrush, White-bellied Robin-Chat, White-tailed Warbler, Black-capped Woodland-Warbler, White-throated Mountain-Babbler, Fernando Po Oliveback, and Cameroon Sunbird.
The tour ends here, or else you may choose to join the Korup extension to search for the legendary Red-headed Picathartes.
www.tropicalbirding.com /tours/cameroon.html   (754 words)

  
 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
A walk along the river with a gard may be arranged in the morning, providing opportunities to see Grey Kestrel, White-crested and Violet Turaco, Giant Kingfisher, Bearded Barbet, Pearl-spotted Owlet, White-breasted Cuckoo-Shrike, Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike, Spotted Creeper, Yellow Penduline Tit, Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Little and Black-headed Weaver and Cinnamon-breasted Bunting.
The forests are also home to a total of 27 of the Cameroon Mountain EBA birds including as well as many scarce or threatened species which despite having a more extensive range are difficult to see anywhere in Africa.
Birding Cameroon: A Budget Guide for Independent Travellers - The highlands of Cameroon form one of Africa`s most important Endemic Bird Areas, harbouring 25 endemic bird species (a further two are found on Bioko/Fernando Po, a tiny offshore territory of Equatorial Guinea).
www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/africa/cameroon.html   (4375 words)

  
 Wildlife in Africa
The Uluguru Bushshrike is confined to the forests of the Uluguru, while the
The creation of community-based ecotourism facilities and the promotion of iconic endemic birds such as the Uluguru Bushshrike, offers the chance to attract sustainable sources of revenue for local people.
For more information on this unique part of Africa, visit www.easternarc.org and www.eawildlife.org and www.birdlife.org
www.wildwatch.com /resources/other/easternarc.asp   (769 words)

  
 Birdfinders - Birdwatching Holidays - Ghana
Amongst the many species we expect to see from the walkway are some of West Africa's most sought after forest jewels.
The tree platforms also provide a fabulous vista over unbroken forest and forest edge thereby providing a unique opportunity for sighting passing birds.
We once again have the opportunity of seeing many of the species mentioned in the Kakum account, in addition to several key species we are likely to encounter only here.
www.birdfinders.co.uk /tours/ghana.htm   (2068 words)

  
 Tropical Birding On-line Site Guide to Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
An isolated massif, Mount Kupé is arguably the premier birding destination in Cameroon.
It is located to the right hand side of the pink building on the far-side of the school campus, behind the dam.
Most sightings of Mount Kupé Bushshrike have been along this trail at an altitude of 950-1350m.
www.tropicalbirding.com /siteguides/SG_Cameroon.html   (4097 words)

  
 Birdlife and specie types
Dry evergreen forest in northern Zambia is generally less well developed than mushitu but, where rich enough, supports many of the same birds.
The dry Cryptosepalum forests of the north-west support an additional species, the Gorgeous Bushshrike.
The Marsh Tchagra is one of a number of birds that occupy the dense, tangled bracken-briar at the outer edge of forest in northern Zambia.
www.zambiatourism.com /travel/wildlife/birdlife.htm   (3313 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Next we headed into the nearby mist-belt forest where we found Gray Cuckooshrike, White-starred Robin, Olive Bushshrike, several Rameron Pigeons, a stunning Lemon Dove (well spotted by Malcolm,) superb scope views of Orange Ground-Thrush and a pair of Chorister Robin-Chats.
Kumasinga Hide was good as always with superb sightings of several African Pygmy-Kingfisher, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike and the rare endemic, Neergaard’s Sunbird.
We were fortunate to find the secretive Four-colored Bushshrike in the same area, a stunning bird, the name says it all!
www.beard99.freeserve.co.uk /SouthAfricap1.htm   (13384 words)

  
 Wildlife Assessment Services
LBZG's Wildlife Assessment Services can call on expert personnel with extensive experience in studying the fauna of the Mount Cameroon region, home to a wide variety of mammals, birds and butterflies.
Almost a decade of experience working in this area has provided an intimate knowledge of the habitats and distribution of Chimpanzees, Drills, Preuss' Monkey, Elephants, Mount Cameroon Francolin, Green-Breasted Bushshrike, Grey-necked Picathartes and many Cameroon endemic montane birds.
Our qualified experts can be hired on a consultancy basis to perform biodiversity assessments, bio-monitoring and evaluation services and provide technical guidance on wildlife management issues.
www.mcbcclimbe.org /serv_wa.shtml   (203 words)

  
 Birdwatching Trip Reports from Malawi
Park your car at the PHC-church (50 m before the transformer mast) on the right side of the road and walk along the church to the mountain.
Amongst the “new” birds we encountered were Hooded Vulture, African Harrier‑Hawk, Southern Carmine Bee‑eater, Lesser Honeyguide, Bennet’s Woodpecker, Sulphur‑breasted Bushshrike, Piping Cisticola, Jameson’s Firefinch and Red‑billed Buffalo‑Weaver.
In the late afternoon we arrived at the small town of Nkhata Bay and we checked in at the Chikale Beach Resort along the shore of famous Lake Malawi.
www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/malawi/malawi1/MALAWI1.htm   (6297 words)

  
 Birding in South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the thickets away from the pans, we will search for Crested Guineafowl, Pink-throated Twinspot, Nicator, Rudd's Apalis, Bar-throated and Yellow-breasted Apalis', Gorgeous Bushshrike, Sombre Greenbul, Grey, Scarlet-chested, Marico, Collared, Olive and perhaps even Neergard's Sunbirds.
In the broad-leaved woodlands away from the pans, we should find Fan-tailed and Blue-grey Flycatchers, White Helmet Shrike, Grey-headed Bushshrike, Brown-crownedTchagra, Red-headed Weaver, Black-bellied and Burchell's Starlings, White-bellied Sunbird and, perhaps, Purple-banded Sunbird.
Nyala and impala are the most common antelope within the reserve, but we hope to see both fl and white rhino, kudu, Red Forest duiker and the tiny Suni antelope.
www.rainbowtours.co.uk /southafrica/birding.html   (991 words)

  
 uganda birding safari, birds of uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest has a bird list of over 380 species including 28 of the Albertine Rift endemics.
Specialities include African Green Broadbill, Grauer's Rush warbler, Ruwenzori Turaco, Ruwenzori Nightjar Lagden's Bushshrike, Ruwenzori Batis, heaps of sunbirds and woodpeckers and hosts of other tantalising possibilities.
The Kibale Forest near Fort Portal also has an impressive bird list and the specialities here include two of Africa's most sought after birds, the Green-breasted and African Pittas.
www.uyaphi.com /safaris/uganda/GCtoursugandabirding.htm   (1110 words)

  
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 Birds of Tanzania / Neil Baker
Sibley and Monroe (1990) place quadricolor within the super-species proposed by Hall and Moreau (1970) with viridis and doherty but revert to Telophorus for the generic name.
For the English name Sibley and Monroe (1990) use Four-colored Bushshrike (no hyphen, a single word and the American spelling of coloured) for all populations.
“Bushshrike” is now standard in southern African field guides.
www.nrl.fi /pv/Tzlist2000.htm   (10063 words)

  
 JungleWalk.com - Greyheaded Bushshrike Magnet - Customize for Free!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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www.junglewalk.com /shop/Products/Magnet-4969.htm   (131 words)

  
 African Wildlife Foundation: Traveling Within Virunga Heartland
Other wildlife includes elephant, giant forest hog and duiker.
Among the 345 species of birds recorded are the great blue turaco, yellow-eyed fl flycatcher, Lühder’s bushshrike, vanga flycatcher, fl-faced rufous-warbler, fl-throated apalis, and elusive green broadbill.
Park Headquarters is based at Buhoma, a three-hour drive (67 mi./108 km) from Kabale.
www.awf.org /safari/travelvirunga.php   (3362 words)

  
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This reserve contains indigenous evergreen forest covering steep slopes and has some fast running streams and waterfalls (Long-tailed Wagtails).
The forest drive produced some mixed bird flocks, which included 3 species which were not observed elsewhere (Grey Cuckooshrike, Blue-mantled Flycatcher and Yellow-streaked Bulbul), but the specialty of the area (Black-fronted Bushshrike) could not be detected during our short visit.
Covering an area of 19455 square km -- some 350 km in length and with an average width of 60 km -- this reserve has a variety of birds (and plants, reptiles, insects and mammals!) to match its size (over 450 species recorded to date, of which we saw 173).
www.dpw.wageningen-ur.nl /viro/organization/rg_africa.html   (2819 words)

  
 Updates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Race ater now included in nominate race ibid.
Race brauni becomes Braun’s Bushshrike Laniarius brauni and race amboimensis becomes Gabela Bushshrike Laniarius amboimensis.
Fuelleborn’s Boubou Laniarius fuelleborni with race usambaricus (ulugurensis is now included in usambaricus) and Mountain Sooty Boubou Laniarius poensis with races camerunensis and holomelas.
www.ibispub.com /updates.html   (8442 words)

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