• Synonyms Grey-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 bird Malacanotus blanchoti, Malaconotus poliocephalus, Lanius olivaceus, Malaconotus hypopyrrhus

Grey-headed Bushshrikebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Call, © Jacek Betleja
    Ethiopia
  • 5.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey-headed Bushshrike

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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