Grey-headed Bushshrike / Malaconotus blanchoti LC
- 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
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Where to see Grey-headed Bushshrike
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Grey-headed Bushshrike subspecies (7)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaconotus blanchoti approximans | e Ethiopia and Somalia to n Tanzania | - | No |
| Malaconotus blanchoti blanchoti | Senegal and Gambia to n Cameroon | - | No |
| Malaconotus blanchoti catharoxanthus | n Cameroon to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda and w Kenya | - | No |
| Malaconotus blanchoti citrinipectus | sw Angola and n Namibia | - | No |
| Malaconotus blanchoti extremus | e South Africa | - | No |
| Malaconotus blanchoti hypopyrrhus | Tanzania to South Africa | - | No |
| Malaconotus blanchoti interpositus | Angola, se DR Congo and w Zambia | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Spookvoel, Spookvoël |
| Catalan | gladiador capgrís |
| Chinese | 灰头丛鵙 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 灰頭叢伯勞 |
| Croatian | sivoglava čagra |
| Czech | ťuhýkovec šedohlavý, Tuhýk šedohlavý |
| Danish | Gråhovedet Busktornskade, Gråhovedet Skovtornskade |
| Dutch | Spookklauwier |
| Estonian | hallpea-pagulind |
| Finnish | harmaapäälepinkäinen |
| French | Pie-grièche verte à tête grise, Pie-grièche de Blanchot, Gladiateur de Blanchot |
| German | Graukopfwürger, Graukopf-Würger |
| Hungarian | szürkefejű bozótgébics |
| Italian | Averla di Blanchot, Averla di macchia testagrigia |
| Japanese | オオヤブモズ |
| Lithuanian | pilkagalvė krūmyninė medšarkė |
| Norwegian | gråhodebuskvarsler |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Gråhovudbuskvarslar |
| Polish | dzierzbik szarogłowy, dzierzbik szaroglowy |
| Portuguese | Picanço-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Pincanco-de-cabeca-cinzenta, Pincanco de cabeca cinzenta, gladiador-de-cabeça-cinzenta |
| Russian | Сероголовый кустарниковый сорокопут, Седоголовый саванный сорокопут, Сероголовый гладиатор, Седоголовый саванновый сорокопут |
| Slovak | mäsiarik sivohlavý |
| Spanish | Gladiador cabecigrís, Gladiador de Cabeza Gris |
| Swahili | Mbweta Rangi-tatu |
| Swedish | gråhuvad busktörnskata |
| Turkish | Blanchot Çalıkasabı |
| Ukrainian | гладіатор сіроголовий |
| Xhosa | Umbhankro |
| Zulu | uHlaza |












