
The crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) or the crimson-breasted gonolek, ('gonolek' - supposedly imitative of its call), is a southern African bird.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 825 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Northern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Crimson-breasted Shrike is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
825 records, iNaturalist
8 Ergebnisse in Südafrika
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Crimson-breasted Shrike: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Madikwe Game Reserve and Marakele National Park.
Art
Laniarius atrococcineus
Nachweise
825
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Crimson-breasted Shrike auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Crimson-breasted Shrike at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Madikwe Game Reserve and Marakele National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Crimson-breasted Shrike is most recorded in Northern Cape (32% of records), North West (28% of records), Limpopo (21% of records), based on 825 iNaturalist observations. 8 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Crimson-breasted Shrike on site or nearby.
The Crimson-breasted Shrike is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Madikwe Game Reserve: Apr-Sep; Marakele National Park: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) or the crimson-breasted gonolek, ('gonolek' - supposedly imitative of its call), 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".