Bush-shrikes (Malaconotidae)
Crimson-breasted Shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) - HBW 14, p. 99
French: Gonolek rouge et noir
German: Rotbauchwürger
Spanish: Bubú Pechirrojo
Other common names: Crimson-breasted Gonolek/Boubou, Burchell's/Black-and-crimson Gonolek
Taxonomy: Lanius atrococcineus Burchell, 1822, Spuigslang Fontein (confluence of Vaal and Orange Rivers), South Africa.
Multiple genetic studies indicate that this species represents a single, deep branch in phylogenetic tree of present genus, only very distantly related to the other scarlet bush-shrikes. Until recently was regarded as forming a superspecies with L. barbarus, L. erythrogaster and L. mufumbiri, and as being closest to and sometimes conspecific with L. erythrogaster (calls apparently identical, and responds to voice playback of latter). Monotypic.
Distribution: Kalahari Basin and adjoining hardveld regions: S Angola, SW Zambia and W & S Zimbabwe S to Namibia (except W & S: Namib and Karoo), Botswana (except parts of N & C) and N & C South Africa (N & C Limpopo Province S to N Northern Cape and NW Free State).
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An adult on the ground and then perched in a bush Locality Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 16 September 1999 1 year ago 21 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird foraging on the ground Locality Nylsvley Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2003 5 years ago 20 sec 4.2 -
A bird hopping on the ground Locality Nylsvley Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 23 October 2004 7 years ago 13 sec 3.9 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Roy’s Rest Camp, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 13 January 2007 5 years ago 23 sec 3.2 -
Two birds on the ground, hopping and feeding Locality Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Jean Michel Erard 31 July 2003 7 years ago 29 sec 3.2 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Roy’s Rest Camp, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 July 1998 6 years ago 28 sec 2.5
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A rare yellow morph of the species.
Locality Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe
patrick.meier 2 September 2012 16 weeks ago 4.2 -
Close-up view.
Locality Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 17 August 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
A bird on the tree
Locality Barberspan Bird Sanctuary, North West Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 3 April 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Near the campsite at Sundays pan
Locality Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Ghanzi District, Botswana
Marco Valentini 22 August 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
curious firndly little bird
Locality Ghanzi District, Botswana
lsargentini 11 August 2010 33 weeks ago 3.7 -
Sitting in a thorn tree
Locality Gauteng Province, South Africa
ossewa 30 July 2011 1 year ago 3.6
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Calls. 6:03am. Locality Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 20 November 2009 3 years ago 4
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