Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Papyrus Gonolek*
Id (Atlas):
Laniarius mufumbiri
Description (10 )
Papyrus Gonolek
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Other Names (World)
Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus Bush-shrike, Mufumbiri Gonolek, Mufumbiri Shrike, Mufumbiri Bush-shrike, Yellow-crowned Gonolek(!)
Family
Malaconotidae (Bush-shrikes)
Size
19 cm
First Described (Guide )
Ogilvie-Grant, 1911
Habitat
Papyrus swamps and beds, in meandering river valleys and along lake-shores. From 1,100 - 1,600 m.
Burundi (B) (NB), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B) (NB), Kenya (B) (NB), Rwanda (B) (NB), Tanzania [United Republic of] (B) (NB), Uganda (B) (NB).
Western and southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, extreme eastern DRCongo (Vichumbi, Rutshuru), north-western Tanzania, and south-western Kenya (shores of L Victoria south-east to Kisumu, Yala Swamp and Kendu Bay).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status NT
Drainage, burning and over-exploitation of wetlands are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Ants, beetles, weevils, small flies, Hymenopterans, catepillars, snails, fruit.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)... )
Listen to XC739766
Papyrus Gonolek (Laniarius mufumbiri ) [XC739766 ]
by Marcell Claassen from Murchison falls National Park, Uganda (song)
Listen to XC744057
Papyrus Gonolek (Laniarius mufumbiri ) [XC744057 ]
by Bram Vogels from Rwampara (near Nyakagando), Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda (duet)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Closely related to Yellow-breasted Boubou (Laniarius atroflavus ), but the two are better treated as independent species, rather than as a superspecies. Their closest allies are Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Laniarius barbarus ) and Black-headed Gonolek (Laniarius erythrogaster ), the four constituting a lineage that is sister to the cluster comprising Tropical Boubou (Laniarius aethiopicus ), Turati's Boubou (Laniarius turatii ), Southern Boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus ), Swamp Boubou (Laniarius bicolor ) and Luehder's Bush-shrike (Laniarius luehderi ).
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Papyrus Gonolek see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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