page_title: List of birds of Kenya
section_title: Bushshrikes and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Kenya / Bushshrikes and allies
caption_attribution_description: Tropical Boubou Laniarius major (syn. Laniarius aethiopicus major), Mara Serena Lodge, Kenya. The time stamp is 10 hours too early.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Kenya. The avifauna of Kenya included a total of 1134 confirmed species as of March 2020. Of them, 10 are endemic, 70 are accidental, and four have been introduced by humans. An additional three species are considered "hypothetical" and are not included in the count. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and non-endemic residents. The notes of population status are from the Avibase Bird Checklists of the World.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kenya
  Endemic - a species endemic to Kenya
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Kenya as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species recorded but not confirmed in Kenya
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Malaconotidae
  Bushshrikes are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colorful species or largely black; some species are quite secretive.
  Brubru, Nilaus afer
  Northern puffback, Dryoscopus gambensis
  Pringle's puffback, Dryoscopus pringlii
  Black-backed puffback, Dryoscopus cubla
  Pink-footed puffback, Dryoscopus angolensis
  Marsh tchagra, Tchagra minuta
  Black-crowned tchagra, Tchagra senegala
  Brown-crowned tchagra, Tchagra australis
  Three-streaked tchagra, Tchagra jamesi
  Red-naped bushshrike, Laniarius ruficeps
  Coastal boubou, Laniarius nigerrimus
  Lühder's bushshrike, Laniarius luehderi
  Ethiopian boubou, Laniarius aethiopicus
  Tropical boubou, Laniarius major
  Zanzibar boubou, Laniarius sublacteus
  Black-headed gonolek, Laniarius erythrogaster
  Papyrus gonolek, Laniarius mufumbiri (Near-threatened)
  Slate-colored boubou, Laniarius funebris
  Lowland sooty boubou, Laniarius leucorhynchus (A)
  Rosy-patched bushshrike, Rhodophoneus cruentus
  Gray-green bushshrike, Telophorus bocagei
  Sulphur-breasted bushshrike, Telophorus sulfureopectus
  Black-fronted bushshrike, Telophorus nigrifrons
  Four-colored bushshrike, Telophorus viridis
  Doherty's bushshrike, Telophorus dohertyi
  Gray-headed bushshrike, Malaconotus blanchoti
caption: The tropical boubou is named for the call given in duet by a pair. This one is at the Masai Mara.
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