Crimson-breasted Shrike
Laniarius atrococcineus(Burchell, WJ, 1822)
English (US) Crimson-breasted Shrike
The Crimson-breasted Shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Malaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southwestern Angola and Namibia to Botswana and northwestern South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Laniarius atrococcineus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crimson-breasted Shrike
- Described by
- (Burchell, WJ, 1822)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius atrococcineus
- Described by
- (Burchell, WJ, 1822)
- Type locality
- Spuigslang Fontein [near junction of Vaal and Orange Rivers].
- Original description
- Travels in the interior of Southern Africa 1 p.387,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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