Yellow-crowned gonolek

Yellow-crowned gonolek
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Laniarius
Species:
L. barbarus
Binomial name
Laniarius barbarus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms

Lanius barbarus Linnaeus, 1766

The yellow-crowned gonolek (Laniarius barbarus), also known as the common gonolek, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the bushshrike family. It is a common resident breeding bird in equatorial Africa from Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo east to Ethiopia. It is a skulking bird and frequents dense undergrowth in forests and other wooded habitats. The nest is a cup structure in a bush or tree in which two eggs are laid.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Laniarius barbarus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707575A94130248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707575A94130248.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.