Red-naped bushshrike
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.
| Red-naped bushshrike | |
|---|---|
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| L. r. kismayensis (top) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Laniarius |
| Species: | L. ruficeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Laniarius ruficeps (Shelley, 1885) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dryoscopus ruficeps Shelley, 1885 | |
Range and habitat
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
It is a shy and skulking bird,[2] that forages on the ground and in the lower strata of dense thickets and thornbush.[3] It sings just after sunrise from a bushtop. They have various harsh and repetitive calls, which includes dueting.[2]
Subspecies
There are three accepted subspecies:[3]
- L. r. ruficeps (Shelley, 1885) – northern Somalia
- Description: Crown to hindneck bright orange-rufous to rufous-red, forecrown black[3]
- L. r. rufinuchalis (Sharpe, 1895) – Ethiopia, central Somalia and Kenya
- Description: Forecrown black[2]
- L. r. kismayensis (Erlanger, 1901) – coastal Somalia and Kiunga, Kenya
- Description: Forecrown orange-red[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Laniarius ruficeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707518A94128270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707518A94128270.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Zimmerman, Dale A.; et al. (1999). Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Princeton University Press. pp. 218, 617. ISBN 0691010226.
- Fry, H. (2017). "Red-naped bush-shrike (Laniarius ruficeps)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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