They were formerly classed with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the family "'Malaconotidae " '.
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The "'tchagras "'are passerine birds in the bushshrike family, which are closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and were once included in that group.
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Not to be confused with the similar-sounding genus " Lanius ", they were formerly classed with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, but they and related genera are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the bush-shrike family Malaconotidae.
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One group, the "'helmetshrikes "', were included with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, later on split between several presumably closely related groups such as bushshrikes ( Malaconotidae ) and cuckooshrikes ( Campephagidae ), but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the family Prionopidae.
