Alternative name: Crimson-breasted Shrike
- Laniarius atrococcineus
Identification
A striking red-and-black boubou with a white wing bar.
Unmistakable within its range.
Distribution
Southern Africa: found in Botswana, Namibia, southern Angola, southern Zambia, south-western Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Acacia thickets and scrub in arid and semi-arid savanna.
Behaviour
Usually in pairs.
Diet
Forages mainly on tree trunks and on the ground for invertebrates; also eats small fruit.
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.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crimson-breasted Gonolek. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-breasted_Gonolek
External Links
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