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Crimson-breasted Shrike
Laniarius atrococcineus (Burchell, 1822)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) or the crimson-breasted gonolek, ('gonolek' - supposedly imitative of its call), or the crimson-breasted boubou, is a southern African bird. It has black upper parts with a white flash on the wing, and bright scarlet underparts. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as a "least-concern species".
Wikipedia contributors, Crimson-breasted shrike; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:57:25.286596+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Laniarius atrococcineus (Burchell, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Burchell, 1822)
- Common name
- Crimson-breasted Shrike
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Malaconotidae
- Genus
- Laniarius
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMalaconotidae Swainson, 1824
- genusLaniarius Vieillot, 1816
- speciesLaniarius atrococcineus (Burchell, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Laniarius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-crowned GonolekLaniarius barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Braun's BushshrikeLaniarius brauni Bannerman, 1939 | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fülleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni (Reichenow, 1900) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lühder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi Reichenow, 1874 | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tropical BoubouLaniarius major (Hartlaub, 1848) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri Ogilvie-Grant, 1911 | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficeps (Shelley, 1885) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| East Coast BoubouLaniarius sublacteus (Cassin, 1851) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Turati's BoubouLaniarius turatii (J. Verreaux, 1858) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-breasted BoubouLaniarius atroflavus Shelley, 1887 | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Albertine Sooty BoubouLaniarius holomelas (F. J. Jackson, 1906) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lanius atrococcineus Burchell, 1822 Burchell, 1822 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560693 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3S76D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.