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. These five species form the genus Tchagra within the bushshrike family: \n* Marsh tchagra, Tchagra minuta \n* Black-crowned tchagra, Tchagra senegala \n* Brown-crowned tchagra or brown-headed tchagra, Tchagra australis \n* Three-streaked tchagra, Tchagra jamesi \n* Southern tchagra, Tchagra tchagra The male and female are similar in plumage in all tchagra species, but distinguishable from immature birds.