Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bushshrikes and Allies

Yellow-crowned Gonolek

Laniarius barbarus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Bushshrikes and Allies (Malaconotidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The yellow-crowned gonolek (Laniarius barbarus), also known as the common gonolek, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the bushshrike family. It is a common resident breeding bird in equatorial Africa from Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo east to Ethiopia. It is a skulking bird and frequents dense undergrowth in forests and other wooded habitats. The nest is a cup structure in a bush or tree in which two eggs are laid.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.