- Laniarius ruficeps
Identification
18–19 cm (7-7½ in)
Forecrown and eye-stripe dark grey, hindcrown and nape chestnut, supercilium white. Wings and tail dark grey with white wing-bar, back pale grey. Underparts white with buffy wash on flanks.
Distribution
East Africa: found in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Laniarius ruficeps has three subspecies:[1]
- L. r. rufinuchalis
- L. r. ruficeps
- Extreme north-western Somalia
- L. r. kismayensis
Habitat
Dry shrubland and thicket.
Behaviour
A "skulker", keeping low in bushes unless singing.
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, but adults and larval. The forage on the ground.
Vocalization
A repeated creeo creeo (duet); also a scolding churr.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. 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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-naped Bushshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-naped_Bushshrike
