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Gonolek Yellow-crowned Gonolek<br />
Gonolek de Barbarie<br />
Laniarius barbarus -  Burkina Faso,Geotagged,Laniarius barbarus,Yellow-crowned gonolek Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Gonolek

Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Gonolek de Barbarie
Laniarius barbarus -

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  1. The good stuff just keeps coming, what a fabulous bird, never seen anything like it! Posted 10 years ago
    1. thanks! Will try to add a video of his song, I only have some tracks without image. But despite the description be sure it is a shy one too! Or maybe it is because they (the people) use to eat everything in this country! Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
      1. Oh please do add those videos. Note that you first have to submit them to Youtube or Vimeo, after which you can add them here. Posted 10 years ago
        1. Well I already posted one attached to my picture of the African Grey HornBill. I don't know if it is working. You should maybe check it!! Posted 10 years ago
          1. Excellent, yes it works! Note that you can also paste Youtube URLs into comments and photo descriptions, and they will show up as a video :) Posted 10 years ago
  2. That is an amazing bird, really beautiful. There are some very special photos coming out of this country, looking forward to more! Posted 10 years ago
    1. Thanks you Claire, It s really much appreciated. Posted 10 years ago

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The 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 wooded habitats. It is not as extremely shy as some other bushshrikes, and can sometimes be seen on watered hotel lawns. The nest is a cup structure in a bush or tree into which two eggs are laid.
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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Oddfeel
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2014. Captured Dec 25, 2014 18:19 in Bale, Burkina Faso.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO2500
  • 400mm