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Species of bird
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| Rosy-patched bushshrike | |
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| Male in Tarangire, Tanzania | |
| Song recorded in Kiboko, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Rhodophoneus Heuglin, 1871 |
| Species: | R. cruentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhodophoneus cruentus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Telophorus cruentus | |
The rosy-patched bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus) is: a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Rhodophoneus. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical. Or tropical dry shrubland.
Gallery※
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Rosy-patched shrike (female) specimen
Nairobi National Museum -
Rosy-patched shrike from Tsavo National Park, Kenya, August 2016
References※
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhodophoneus cruentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707623A94132340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707623A94132340.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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