Grey-headed Bushshrike bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGrey-headed Bush-Shrike, Grey headed Bushshrike, Greyheaded Bush Shrike, Gray-headed Bush Shrike , Gray-headed Bushrike, Gray-headed Bush-Shrike, Gray-headed Bushshrike, Grey-headed Bush Shrike, Grey-headed Bushrike, Gray headed Bushshrike
Old latin name for birdLanius olivaceus, Malacanotus blanchoti, Malaconotus poliocephalus, Malaconotus hypopyrrhus
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyBushshrikes / Malaconotidae
GenusMalaconotus
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionwidespread

Grey-headed Bushshrike bird sounds *

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    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
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    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
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    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
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    Call, song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
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    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Jacek Betleja
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Grey-headed Bushshrike

Grey-headed Bushshrike subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Malaconotus blanchoti approximanse Ethiopia and Somalia to n Tanzania-No
Malaconotus blanchoti blanchotiSenegal and Gambia to n Cameroon-No
Malaconotus blanchoti catharoxanthusn Cameroon to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda and w Kenya-No
Malaconotus blanchoti citrinipectussw Angola and n Namibia-No
Malaconotus blanchoti extremuse South Africa-No
Malaconotus blanchoti hypopyrrhusTanzania to South Africa-No
Malaconotus blanchoti interpositusAngola, se DR Congo and w Zambia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSpookvoël, Spookvoel
Catalangladiador capgrís
Chinese灰头丛鵙
Chinese (Traditional)灰頭叢伯勞
Croatiansivoglava čagra
Czechťuhýkovec šedohlavý, Tuhýk šedohlavý
DanishGråhovedet Skovtornskade, Gråhovedet Busktornskade
DutchSpookklauwier
Estonianhallpea-pagulind
Finnishharmaapäälepinkäinen
FrenchGladiateur de Blanchot, Pie-grièche verte à tête grise, Pie-grièche de Blanchot
GermanGraukopf-Würger, Graukopfwürger
Hungarianszürkefejű bozótgébics
ItalianAverla di Blanchot, Averla di macchia testagrigia
Japaneseオオヤブモズ
Lithuanianpilkagalvė krūmyninė medšarkė
NorwegianGråhodebuskvarsler, gråhodebuskvarsler
Norwegian NynorskGråhovudbuskvarslar
Polishdzierzbik szaroglowy, dzierzbik szarogłowy
PortuguesePincanco de cabeca cinzenta, Pincanco-de-cabeca-cinzenta, picanço-de-cabeça-cinzenta, gladiador-de-cabeça-cinzenta
RussianСедоголовый саванный сорокопут, Сероголовый кустарниковый сорокопут, Сероголовый гладиатор, Седоголовый саванновый сорокопут
Slovakmäsiarik sivohlavý
SpanishGladiador de Cabeza Gris, Gladiador cabecigrís
SwahiliMbweta Rangi-tatu
Swedishgråhuvad busktörnskata
TurkishBlanchot Çalıkasabı
Ukrainianгладіатор сіроголовий
XhosaUmbhankro
ZuluuHlaza