Mount Kupe bushshrike
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Chlorophoneus
Species:
C. kupeensis
Binomial name
Chlorophoneus kupeensis
Serle, 1951
Synonyms

Telophorus kupeensis
Malaconotus kupeensis

The Mount Kupe bushshrike (Chlorophoneus kupeensis) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It was previously thought to be endemic to Cameroon, where it is found in the Bakossi Forest Reserve and in particular on Mount Kupe. In 2011 it was reported to be present in two sites in south east Nigeria. [2]

Distribution

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. โ†‘ BirdLife International (2018). "Chlorophoneus kupeensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22707678A131946198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22707678A131946198.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. โ†‘ Cox, D.T.C., Shiiwua, M., Gartshore, M. and Imong, I. (2011). The first records of Kupe Bush-Shrike Malaconotus kupeensis at two sites in Nigeria. Malimbus. 33: 92โ€“95


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