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Photo by Steve G

Photo taken: The Gambia

Laniarius barbarus

[edit] Identification

The Yellow-crowned Gonolek is 22 cm long with a long tail and short wings. The adult is a stunning bird, although easily overlooked as it lurks in undergrowth. It has solidly black upperparts apart from its golden crown, and scarlet underparts other than a buff-yellow undertail. The legs are dark. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are paler and duller.

[edit] Distribution

Western Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

The Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Laniarius barbarus), also known as the Common Gonolek, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the bushshrike family.

[edit] Habitat

It frequents dense undergrowth in forests and other wooded habitats. It is not as extremely shy as some other bushshrikes, and can sometimes be seen on watered hotel lawns.

[edit] Behaviour

The nest is a cup structure in a bush or tree into which two eggs are laid.

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