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Estrilda caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)
Estrildidae

Estrilda caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)

Estrilda caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)

The lavender waxbill is a common least-concern estrildid finch native to Central Africa, introduced to Hawaii.

Estrilda erythronotos (Vieillot, 1817)
Estrildidae

Estrilda erythronotos (Vieillot, 1817)

Estrilda erythronotos (Vieillot, 1817)

Estrilda erythronotos, the black-faced waxbill, is a common estrildid finch native to southern Africa and classified as least concern.

Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844)
Estrildidae

Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844)

Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844)

Erythrura gouldiae, the Gouldian finch, is a colorful Australian finch with established captive populations worldwide.

Lemuresthes nana (Pucheran, 1845)
Estrildidae

Lemuresthes nana (Pucheran, 1845)

Lemuresthes nana (Pucheran, 1845)

Lemuresthes nana is a common estrildid finch native to Madagascar, rated Least Concern.

Taeniopygia bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Estrildidae

Taeniopygia bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Taeniopygia bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Taeniopygia bichenovii, the double-barred finch, is a small 10–11 cm finch with distinct plumage and one differing subspecies.

Machaerirhynchus flaviventer Gould, 1851
Machaerirhynchidae

Machaerirhynchus flaviventer Gould, 1851

Machaerirhynchus flaviventer Gould, 1851

Machaerirhynchus flaviventer, the yellow-breasted boatbill, is a small New Guinea and Australian rainforest bird with a boat-shaped bill.

Telophorus zeylonus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Malaconotidae

Telophorus zeylonus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Telophorus zeylonus (Linnaeus, 1766)

The bokmakierie is an endemic southern African bushshrike species with distinctive yellow and black plumage.

Telophorus viridis (Vieillot, 1817)
Malaconotidae

Telophorus viridis (Vieillot, 1817)

Telophorus viridis (Vieillot, 1817)

Telophorus viridis is a Malaconotidae bird species also called four-coloured bushshrike, with multiple subspecies across parts of Africa.

Laniarius erythrogaster (Cretzschmar, 1829)
Malaconotidae

Laniarius erythrogaster (Cretzschmar, 1829)

Laniarius erythrogaster (Cretzschmar, 1829)

Black-headed gonolek is a distinctively colored bush-shrike species of bird found across multiple African countries.

Laniarius barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Malaconotidae

Laniarius barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Laniarius barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766)

This is a detailed description of the yellow-crowned gonolek (Laniarius barbarus) covering its appearance and ecology.

Laniarius atrococcineus (Burchell, 1822)
Malaconotidae

Laniarius atrococcineus (Burchell, 1822)

Laniarius atrococcineus (Burchell, 1822)

Crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) is a black-bodied bird with scarlet underparts found in southern African dry thornbush habitats.

Laniarius funebris (Hartlaub, 1863)
Malaconotidae

Laniarius funebris (Hartlaub, 1863)

Laniarius funebris (Hartlaub, 1863)

The slate-colored boubou (Laniarius funebris) is a dark grey bird species in the Malaconotidae family found in East Africa.

Laniarius bicolor (Hartlaub, 1857)
Malaconotidae

Laniarius bicolor (Hartlaub, 1857)

Laniarius bicolor (Hartlaub, 1857)

Laniarius bicolor is a large passerine bird found across multiple countries in central and southern Africa, living in a range of thicket and forest habitats.

Laniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, 1788)
Malaconotidae

Laniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, 1788)

Laniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, 1788)

Laniarius ferrugineus, the southern boubou, is a 20–22 cm African bird with distinct plumage differences between sexes and ages.

Laniarius major (Hartlaub, 1848)
Malaconotidae

Laniarius major (Hartlaub, 1848)

Laniarius major (Hartlaub, 1848)

The tropical boubou (Laniarius major) is a large African bushshrike found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, classed as least concern by the IUCN.

Malaconotus blanchoti Stephens, 1826
Malaconotidae

Malaconotus blanchoti Stephens, 1826

Malaconotus blanchoti Stephens, 1826

Malaconotus blanchoti is an African bushshrike that hunts large prey across various wooded and forested habitats.

Dryoscopus gambensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Malaconotidae

Dryoscopus gambensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Dryoscopus gambensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Dryoscopus gambensis, the northern puffback, is a Malaconotidae bird species found in northern sub-Saharan Africa.

Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802)
Malaconotidae

Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802)

Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802)

Dryoscopus cubla is a small African puffback bird with distinct sexual dimorphism, found across southern sub-Saharan wooded habitats.

Tchagra australis (A.Smith, 1836)
Malaconotidae

Tchagra australis (A.Smith, 1836)

Tchagra australis (A.Smith, 1836)

The brown-crowned tchagra is a Malaconotidae bird found across much of sub-Saharan Africa in dry forests and dry savanna.

Tchagra tchagra (Vieillot, 1816)
Malaconotidae

Tchagra tchagra (Vieillot, 1816)

Tchagra tchagra (Vieillot, 1816)

Southern tchagra (Tchagra tchagra) is a 17-21 cm passerine bird with distinct plumage and three described subspecies.

Tchagra senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Malaconotidae

Tchagra senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Tchagra senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Tchagra senegalus, the black-crowned tchagra, is a 19–22 cm long African bushshrike with distinct plumage and specific behaviours.

Nilaus afer (Latham, 1802)
Malaconotidae

Nilaus afer (Latham, 1802)

Nilaus afer (Latham, 1802)

Nilaus afer, the brubru, is a small African passerine bird that lives in dry open woodland across different regions of the continent.

Telophorus cruentus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828)
Malaconotidae

Telophorus cruentus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828)

Telophorus cruentus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828)

Telophorus cruentus, the rosy-patched bushshrike, is a Malaconotidae bird native to dry shrubland in northeast Africa.

Bocagia minuta (Hartlaub, 1858)
Malaconotidae

Bocagia minuta (Hartlaub, 1858)

Bocagia minuta (Hartlaub, 1858)

Marsh tchagra (Bocagia minuta) is a passerine bird native to tropical and subtropical central African wetlands.

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