Crimson-breasted shrike

Crimson-breasted shrike

Adult bird at Pilanesberg

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Malaconotidae
Genus:	Laniarius
Species:	L. atrococcineus
Binomial name
*Laniarius atrococcineus* (Burchell, 1822)

The crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) or the crimson-breasted gonolek, ('gonolek' - supposedly imitative of its call),^[2] 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".^[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first collected by William John Burchell in 1811 near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. He named it atrococcineus meaning 'black/red', finding the striking colour combination quite remarkable. The generic name Laniarius was coined by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot and was meant to call attention to the butcher-like habits of the group. In South West Africa its colours reminded Germans of their homeland flag and it therefore became the Reichsvogel ("Empire bird"). The species is closely related to two other bushshrikes, the yellow-crowned gonolek (Laniarius barbarus) and the black-headed gonolek (Laniarius erythrogaster) of East Africa, but DNA research has shown that it does not form a superspecies with the yellow-crowned gonolek (L. barbarus), the black-headed gonolek (L. erythrogaster) and the papyrus gonolek (L. mufumbiri), as previously thought.^[3]

Description

The sexes have the same colouration and are indistinguishable from each other. The upper parts, including the wings and tail, are black, the wings having a broad white bar. The underparts are vivid scarlet. A yellow-breasted form is occasionally seen, and was at first thought to be a separate species. Young birds have a mottled and barred buff-brown appearance with a pale bill.^[4]

Behaviour

This shrike is extremely nimble and restless, its penetrating whistles often being the first sign of its presence, although it is not a shy species.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

The crimson-breasted shrike is non-migratory and occurs in a broad swathe from southern Angola to the Free State province in South Africa and Northern Cape. Its preferred habitat is drier thornbush areas, in thickets and riparian scrub. It makes small seasonal migrations, preferring lower altitudes during cold periods.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b BirdLife International (2016). "Laniarius atrococcineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707586A94130782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707586A94130782.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ "Shrike". Universalium. Academic. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
^ Fry, H. "Crimson-breasted Shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Harris, Tony (2010). Shrikes and Bush-shrikes: Including Wood-shrikes, Helmet-shrikes, Shrike Flycatchers, Philentomas, Batises and Wattle-eyes. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 245–246. ISBN 978-1-4081-3459-7.

Tarboton Warwick (1971): Breeding biology of the Crimson-breasted Shrike at Olifantsfontein, Transvaal. Ostrich 42: 271-290
Merkle Tobias (2006): Territoriality, breeding biology and vocalisations of the Crimson-breasted Shrike. Ostrich 77:136-141

External links

Crimson-breasted shrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

Taxon identifiers
Laniarius atrococcineus	Wikidata: Q1000262 Wikispecies: Laniarius atrococcineus ADW: Laniarius_atrococcineus ARKive: laniarius-atrococcineus BirdLife: 22707586 BOW: crbgon1 CoL: 3S76D eBird: crbgon1 EURING: 32790 GBIF: 2484863 iNaturalist: 8211 IRMNG: 10215209 ITIS: 560693 IUCN: 22707586 NCBI: 488391 Open Tree of Life: 515125 Xeno-canto: Laniarius-atrococcineus

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