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Lagden's Bushshrike
Malaconotus lagdeni (Sharpe, 1884)
Malaconotidae — Bushshrikes
Lagden's Bushshrike, Malaconotus lagdeni, is a passerine of the bushshrike family that breeds in western and central Africa. It lives in moist lowland forest in the west and in moist montane forest in the Albertine Rift. The bird is stocky and has a heavy bill. Its upperparts, wings and tail are olive-green, the head is dark grey, and the underparts are yellow, sometimes with an orange wash on the breast. The tail is edged with yellow. Adults of both sexes look alike, and there are two recognised subspecies.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Malaconotidae — Bushshrikes
- Breeding range
- Africa: w, c
