Alternative name: Crimson-breasted Shrike.
- Laniarius atrococcineus
Identification
A striking red-and-black boubou with a white wing bar. Unmistakable within its range.
Distribution
Botswana, Namibia, southern Angola, southern Zambia, south-western Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.1
Habitat
Acacia thickets and scrub in arid and semi-arid savanna.
Behaviour
Usually in pairs. Forages mainly on tree trunks and on the ground for invertebrates; also eats small fruit.
Breeding
Monogamous and territorial. The nest is a cup built mainly with strips of Acacia bark. Two to three eggs are laid August to April.
References
- Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299
