Red-naped bushshrike


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.

Range and habitat

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

Habits

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.

Subspecies

There are three accepted subspecies:L. r. ruficeps – northern SomaliaL. r. rufinuchalis – Ethiopia, central Somalia and KenyaL. r. kismayensis – coastal Somalia and Kiunga, Kenya