- Laniarius amboimensis
Identification
Lenth 17 cm.
Adult: Upperparts mostly black with a chestnut crown and white wing bar. Underparts white. Bill and legs black, eye dark.
Similar species
Luehder's Bushshrike has a buffy throat and breast and Braun's Bushshrike has a bright orange-red throat and breast.
Distribution
Endemic to west-central Angola where found on the Gabela escarpment.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[2]
Regarded by some authorities as a subspecies of Luehder's Bushshrike.
Habitat
Forest undergrowth and mid-stratum and thicket.
Status
Classified as Endangered in the 2010 IUCN Red List due to on-going loss of habitat.[1]
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Calls include a frog-like waak-ik and a pop-up whistle; alarm calls are harsh clicks and rattles.
References
- BirdLife International (2011) Species factsheet: Laniarius amboimensis. Downloaded from www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2011.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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. (2025) Gabela Bushshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gabela_Bushshrike
