Laniarius
Encyclopedia
Laniarius is a genus
of brightly coloured, carnivorous passerine
bird
s commonly known as boubous or gonoleks. Not to be confused with the similar-sounding genus Lanius
, they were formerly classed with the true shrike
s in the family Laniidae, but they and related genera are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the bush-shrike family Malaconotidae.
This is an African group of species which are found in scrub or open woodland. They are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colourful species or largely black. Some species are also quite secretive.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of brightly coloured, carnivorous passerine
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s commonly known as boubous or gonoleks. Not to be confused with the similar-sounding genus Lanius
Lanius
Lanius, the typical shrikes, are a genus of passerine birds in the shrike family. The majority of the family's species are placed in this genus. African species are known as fiscals...
, they were formerly classed with the true shrike
Shrike
Shrikes are passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of thirty-one species in three genera. The family name, and that of the largest genus, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes were also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits...
s in the family Laniidae, but they and related genera are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the bush-shrike family Malaconotidae.
This is an African group of species which are found in scrub or open woodland. They are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colourful species or largely black. Some species are also quite secretive.
Species
- Red-naped Bushshrike, Laniarius ruficeps
- Luehder's Bushshrike, Laniarius luehderi
- Gabela Bushshrike or Amboim Bush-shrike, Laniarius amboimensis
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike or Braun's Bush-shrike, Laniarius brauni
- Turati's BoubouTurati's BoubouThe Turati's Boubou is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone.Its natural habitat is moist savanna.-References:...
, Laniarius turatii - Tropical BoubouTropical BoubouThe Tropical Boubou or Bell Shrike is a medium-sized passerine bird of sub-Saharan Africa. This very diverse "species" with its numerous subspecies and morphs has since long posed a taxonomic problem, and recent research suggests it is a cryptic species complex that ought to be split into several...
, Laniarius aethiopicus – paraphyletic- Ethiopian Boubou, Laniarius (aethiopicus) aethiopicus
- West African Boubou, Laniarius (aethiopicus) major
- Somali Boubou, Laniarius (aethiopicus) erlangeri – includes the "Bulo Burti Boubou" ("L. liberatus")
- Dimorphic Boubou, Laniarius (aethiopicus) sublacteus
- Gabon BoubouGabon BoubouThe Gabon Boubou , also known as the Swamp Boubou, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove...
or Swamp Boubou, Laniarius bicolor - Southern BoubouSouthern BoubouThe Southern Boubou is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and were once included in that group....
, Laniarius ferrugineus - Yellow-crowned GonolekYellow-crowned GonolekThe Yellow-crowned Gonolek , 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 frequents dense undergrowth in forests and other...
, Laniarius barbarus - Black-headed GonolekBlack-headed GonolekThe black-headed gonolek is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or...
, Laniarius erythrogaster - Crimson-breasted GonolekCrimson-breasted GonolekThe Crimson-breasted Gonolek , Laniarius atrococcineus, formerly called the Crimson-breasted Shrike, is a southern African bird occurring in a broad swathe from southern Angola to the Free State province in South Africa. This species was first collected by William John Burchell in 1811 near the...
, Laniarius atrococcineus - Papyrus GonolekPapyrus GonolekThe Papyrus Gonolek is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda....
, Laniarius mufumbiri - Yellow-breasted BoubouYellow-breasted BoubouThe Yellow-breasted Boubou is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria....
, Laniarius atroflavus - Slate-colored Boubou, Laniarius funebris
- Sooty BoubouSooty BoubouThe Lowland Sooty Boubou , also known as the Sooty Boubou, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family...
, Laniarius leucorhynchus - Willard’s Sooty Boubou, Laniarius willardi Voelker & Gnoske, 2010
- Mountain BoubouMountain BoubouThe Mountain Boubou is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:...
, Laniarius poensis - Fuelleborn's BoubouFuelleborn's BoubouThe Fuelleborn's Boubou is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.The name of this bird commemorates the German physician Friedrich Fülleborn.-References:...
, Laniarius fuelleborni