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Alternative name: Crimson-breasted Shrike.

Laniarius atrococcineus

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Location: Polokwane Game Reserve, South Africa

[edit] Identification

A striking red-and-black boubou with a white wing bar. Unmistakable within its range.

[edit] Distribution

Botswana, Namibia, southern Angola, southern Zambia, south-western Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.¹

[edit] Habitat

Acacia thickets and scrub in arid and semi-arid savanna.

[edit] Behaviour

Usually in pairs. Forages mainly on tree trunks and on the ground for invertebrates; also eats small fruit.

[edit] Breeding

Monogamous and territorial. The nest is a cup built mainly with strips of Acacia bark. Two to three eggs are laid August to April.

[edit] References

1. Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533
2. Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299

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