Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi Scientific name definitions

19 cm; 36–40 g. A relatively small-billed bush-shrike. Male of crimson morph has forehead and forecrown, lower cheek, chin and throat bright crimson, sharply demarcated from black lores, band under eye, down side of neck and as a broad gorget across breast; hindcrown to uppertail-coverts and upperwing olive-green, tail black; below black gorget, centre of breast and belly bright ­yellow, side of breast, flanks and thighs yellowish-green, undertail-coverts crimson; under­wing-coverts and axillaries olive-green; iris dark brown; bill black; legs grey or bluish-grey. Yellow morph (rare) has crimson areas of plumage replaced by bright yellow. Female (crimson morph) differs from male in having faint, narrow olive-green outer edges of tail feathers. Juvenile is tawny olive-green above, with fine blackish barring from hindcrown to uppertail-coverts, wings brownish-green, upperwing-coverts and tertials tipped buff and with blackish subterminal line, tail greenish-grey, chin to belly yellowish-green, pale on throat, brighter on belly, with breast and flanks finely barred, undertail-coverts pinkish-red.

E DRCongo, SW Uganda, W Rwanda, W Burundi and W & C Kenya.

Beetles (Coleoptera) and other arthropods. Forages on ground among shrubbery, probably also in shrub foliage. Generally in pairs.

Song , presumably of male, variable, of loud piercing fluty whistles or liquid notes in brief phrases, "wok-wok-week-week", upslurred "koo-wee, koo-wee, koo-wee", liquid "koi-kwer" or "koi-kwodi", "chop-o-chop-o-chop", "quit-quit-quit-work" or slow trilled "kikoikoikoikoikoi"; repeats one phrase several times and then switches to different one; song resembles that of T. viridis, but lacks latter's repeated low-pitched notes. Also, a sharp "quip" and, in alarm, "tchrak, tchrak" and low rasps. No information on voice of female.