Crimson-breasted shrike
Appearance
The striking combination of bright crimson underparts and black upperparts with a white wing bar renders this species unmistakable. A rare form occurs in which the crimson is replaced with yellow.Juvenile is barred with greyish brown, with varying amounts of crimson below;above, it is finely barred with black, with buff edges to the feathers.
Habitat
Thornveld, dry river courses and semi-arid scrub.Call
A harsh 'trrrrr' and a whistled 'qwip-qwip' duet.Nomenclature
(en) Crimson-breasted shrike(sc) Laniarius atrococcineus
(nl) Burchell-fiskaal
(af) Rooiborslaksman
Classification
