Bush-shrikes (Malaconotidae)
Papyrus Gonolek (Laniarius mufumbiri) - HBW 14, p. 112
French: Gonolek des papyrus
German: Papyruswürger
Spanish: Bubú de los Papiros
Other common names: Papyrus Bush-shrike, Mufumbiri Gonolek/Shrike/Bush-shrike, Yellow-crowned Gonolek(!)
Taxonomy: Laniarius mufumbiri Ogilvie-Grant, 1911, Mufumbiro Volcanoes = Vichumbi, Lake Edward, DRCongo.
Closely related to L. atroflavus, but the two are better treated as independent species, rather than as a superspecies; their closest allies are L. barbarus and L. erythrogaster, the four constituting a lineage that is sister to the cluster comprising L. aethiopicus, L. turatii, L. ferrugineus, L. bicolor and L. luehderi. Monotypic.
Distribution: W & S Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, extreme E DRCongo (Vichumbi, Rutshuru), NW Tanzania, and SW Kenya (shores of L Victoria SE to Kisumu, Yala Swamp and Kendu Bay).
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A bird in a papyrus bed, alert and calling Locality Entebbe, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 August 2006 5 years ago 32 sec 4.1 -
calling from top of papyrus bed Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 31 May 2004 43 weeks ago 7 sec 3 -
bird coming out Locality Kisoro, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 16 September 2010 1 year ago 5 sec 2.6
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Bird sitting on the papyrus
Locality Mabamba Wetland, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Arti 6 February 2011 17 weeks ago 4.1 -
Perched on papyrus
Locality Bare, East Province, Rwanda
Jason Anderson 17 January 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
On papyrus
Locality Bare, East Province, Rwanda
Jason Anderson 17 January 2010 1 year ago 3.2 -
Single inquisitive bird responding to 'pishing'.
Locality Kibale National Park, Uganda
Tom Tarrant 25 December 2005 2 years ago 1.7
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