Red-naped Bushshrike (Laniarius ruficeps)
About the 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. 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. 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. There are three accepted subspecies: Laniarius ruficeps ruficeps (Shelley, 1885) – northern Somalia Description: Crown to hindneck bright orange-rufous to rufous-red, forecrown black
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 25 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Fülleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuellebornirecording
- Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.