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[[Image:Black-headed_Gonolek.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Shailesh+Patel|Shailesh Patel}}<br />Kisumu, [[Kenya]], September 2006]] | [[Image:Black-headed_Gonolek.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Shailesh+Patel|Shailesh Patel}}<br />Kisumu, [[Kenya]], September 2006]] | ||
;[[:Category:Laniarius|Laniarius]] erythrogaster | ;[[:Category:Laniarius|Laniarius]] erythrogaster | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*Black head and upperparts | *Black head and upperparts | ||
− | *Orange red throat and | + | *Orange-red throat, breast and belly |
− | * | + | *Buffy vent |
+ | *Yellow iris | ||
*Dark grey bill | *Dark grey bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Semi-arid bush and acacia woodland, dry savanna, shrubland, and seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. | Semi-arid bush and acacia woodland, dry savanna, shrubland, and seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | A common species found in pairs or family groups. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | Loud ''wheeoo'' whistle (male), followed by harsh ''quurr'' (female). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}}#Avibase |
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} |
Revision as of 09:14, 5 February 2011
- Laniarius erythrogaster
Identification
- Black head and upperparts
- Orange-red throat, breast and belly
- Buffy vent
- Yellow iris
- Dark grey bill
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1]. Sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Crimson-breasted Gonolek[1].
Habitat
Semi-arid bush and acacia woodland, dry savanna, shrubland, and seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
Behaviour
A common species found in pairs or family groups.
Vocalisation
Loud wheeoo whistle (male), followed by harsh quurr (female).
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-headed Gonolek. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Gonolek