Red-naped bushshrike

Red-naped bushshrike

Red-naped boubou

Kingdom
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Genus
SPECIES
Laniarius ruficeps

The red-naped bushshrike or red-naped boubou (Laniarius ruficeps ) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae, which is native to the dry lowlands of the eastern Afrotropics.

Distribution

Geography

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It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical dry shrubland, under 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level.

Habits and Lifestyle

It is a shy and skulking bird, that forages on the ground and in the lower strata of dense thickets and thornbush. It sings just after sunrise from a bushtop. They have various harsh and repetitive calls, which includes dueting.

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

References

1. Red-naped bushshrike Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-naped_bushshrike
2. Red-naped bushshrike on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22707518/94128270
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/606250

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