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Orange-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus (R. P. Lesson, 1831)

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus (R. P. Lesson, 1831)
Name authority
(R. P. Lesson, 1831)
Common name
Orange-breasted 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyMalaconotidae Swainson, 1824
  11. genusChlorophoneus Cabanis, 1851
  12. speciesChlorophoneus sulfureopectus (R. P. Lesson, 1831)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Chlorophoneus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Mount Kupe BushshrikeChlorophoneus kupeensis Serle, 1951MalaconotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Olive BushshrikeChlorophoneus olivaceus (Shaw, 1809)MalaconotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifrons (Reichenow, 1896)MalaconotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolor (G. R. Gray, 1845)MalaconotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 47 records assigned to Malaconotidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Telophorus sulfureopectus (R. P. Lesson, 1831) (R. P. Lesson, 1831)synonym
Lanius sulfureopectus R. P. Lesson, 1831 R. P. Lesson, 1831synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916263 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

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:5Y9YN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.