NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Olive Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus olivaceus (Shaw, 1809)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Mariepskop, Limpopo, South Africa
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Open encyclopedia reference
The olive bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It forages for insects in the forest canopy.
Wikipedia contributors, Olive bushshrike; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:31:59.781917+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chlorophoneus olivaceus (Shaw, 1809)
- Name authority
- (Shaw, 1809)
- Common name
- Olive Bushshrike
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Malaconotidae
- Genus
- Chlorophoneus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMalaconotidae Swainson, 1824
- genusChlorophoneus Cabanis, 1851
- speciesChlorophoneus olivaceus (Shaw, 1809)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chlorophoneus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Kupe BushshrikeChlorophoneus kupeensis Serle, 1951 | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifrons (Reichenow, 1896) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolor (G. R. Gray, 1845) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus (R. P. Lesson, 1831) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lanius olivaceus Shaw, 1809 Shaw, 1809 | synonym |
| Telophorus olivaceus (Shaw, 1809) (Shaw, 1809) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916261 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XXYN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.