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(Redirected from Laniarius atrococcineus)

Alternative name: Crimson-breasted Shrike

Photo by safariranger
Polokwane Game Reserve, South Africa, May 2006
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

Rare yellow form
Artwork by louisdup
Madikwe private nature reserve, South Africa

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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154

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