Mount Kupe bushshrike

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Mount Kupe bushshrike
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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, where it has been known to attract ecotourists. [2] In 2011 it was reported to be present in two sites in south east Nigeria. [3]

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Distribution

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

Description

It can be identified by its black mask, white throat, grey breast, grey belly, yellow vent, olive-green back, grey feet, black bill, and white supercilium. [4] Some have a black or dark maroon collar. [4] It is generally perceived as difficult to spot. [5]

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References

  1. 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. Cheek, Martin, and Jean Michel Onana. "The endemic plant species of Mt Kupe, Cameroon with a new Critically Endangered cloud-forest tree species, Vepris zapfackii (Rutaceae)." Kew Bulletin (2021): 1-14.
  3. 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: 92–95
  4. 1 2 Dowsett, Robert J; Dowsett-Lemaire, Françoise; Hester, Andrew (September 2008). "The avifauna of Ghana: additions and corrections". Bulletin of the African Bird Club. 15 (2): 191–200. doi:10.5962/p.309854. ISSN   1352-481X.
  5. Chelmick, David. "Adventures in Bakossiland–A short history of the Cameroon Dragonfly Project." AGRION: 108.