Lagden's bushshrike

Lagden's bushshrike (Malaconotus lagdeni) is a bird species in the bushshrike family (Malaconotidae) native to Africa. It is a stocky bird with yellow or orange-yellow underparts, olive green upperparts, a grey head and heavy bill. Two subspecies are recognised, one found in west Africa and one in central Africa.

Lagden's bushshrike is a stocky bird some 23 cm long with a heavy black bill. The adult male and female are similar in plumage. The upper parts, including the wings and tail, are olive-green, and the head is dark grey. The underparts are yellow, sometimes tinged orange on the breast. The tail is edged with yellow. The legs are bluish grey.

Juveniles have duller plumage overall, with brownish upperparts yellow or white underparts, sometimes with some streaking, and a grey-brown bill.

It can be distinguished from the fiery-breasted bushshrike as the latter species has a much redder breast and light grey head.

The call has been described as a hoop hoop or a toot toot.... Others have said it is a "bell note" call, like the grey-headed bushshrike but at a higher pitch. This avian vocalization has been described using the odd consonant-filled word "Chrrrr". Recordings of the calls exist.

Loud flapping ("fripping") of wings commonly associated.