Red-naped Bushshrike
Laniarius ruficeps(Shelley, GE, 1885)
English (US) Red-naped Bushshrike
The Red-naped Bushshrike (Laniarius ruficeps) 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.
- Scientific name
- Laniarius ruficeps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-naped Bushshrike
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1885)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Laniarius ruficeps ruficeps
- Laniarius ruficeps rufinuchalis
- Laniarius ruficeps kismayensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dryoscopus ruficeps
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1885)
- Type locality
- Somaliland; type from Burao, 70 miles south of Berbera (Shelley, 1912, Birds Afr., 5, p. 299).
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.3, no.12 p.402 pl.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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