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bush-shrike

bird

Also known as: Malaconotidae

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Related Topics:: bell-shrike; tropical boubou; black-headed gonolek; sooty boubou; Barbary shrike

bush-shrike, any of certain African shrike species.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.