Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,307
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) or the crimson-breasted gonolek, ('gonolek' - supposedly imitative of its call), or the crimson-breasted boubou, is a southern African bird. It has black upper parts with a white flash on the wing, and bright scarlet underparts. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as a "least-concern species".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Crimson-breasted shrike”.