Red-naped bushshrike

Laniarius ruficeps

The red-naped bushshrike or red-naped boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae, which is native to the dry lowlands of the eastern Afrotropics.
Red-naped Bushshrike, Kenya  Geotagged,Kenya,Laniarius ruficeps,Red-naped bushshrike,Summer

Naming

There are three accepted subspecies:
⤷  "L. r. ruficeps" – northern Somalia
⟶ Description: Crown to hindneck bright orange-rufous to rufous-red, forecrown black
⤷  "L. r. rufinuchalis" – Ethiopia, central Somalia and Kenya
⟶ Description: Forecrown black
⤷  "L. r. kismayensis" – coastal Somalia and Kiunga, Kenya
⟶ Description: Forecrown orange-red

Habitat

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

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMalaconotidae
GenusLaniarius
SpeciesL. ruficeps
Photographed in
Kenya