Rosy-patched bushshrike
| Rosy-patched bushshrike | |
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| Male in Tarangire, Tanzania | |
| Song recorded in Kiboko, Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Rhodophoneus von Heuglin, 1871 |
| Species: | R. cruentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhodophoneus cruentus | |
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The rosy-patched bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Rhodophoneus. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.