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Orange-breasted bush-shrike (Laniarius brauni)
Orange-breasted bush-shrike fact file
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Orange-breasted bush-shrike description
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Malaconotidae |
| Genus | Laniarius (1) |
This rare forest-dwelling bird is named for its vivid orangey-red breast. The orange-breasted bush-shrike also wears a ‘cap’ of rust coloured plumage on top of its head, which, along with the bright breast, contrasts with the black upperparts and white lower underparts. A white line also streaks across the black wings (2). The orange-breasted bush-shrike can be highly vocal, and calls with a throaty ‘waark’ and ‘whoook’, or with a soft, whistling ‘bou-bou’ (3).
- Also known as
- Braun’s bush-shrike.
- Size
- Length: 20 cm (2)
- Endemic
- A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
- Secondary forest
- Forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.
- Slash-and-burn
- The cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create space for agriculture or livestock.
- IUCN Red List (July, 2007)
http://www.iucnredlist.org - BirdLife International (April, 2008)
http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=6167&m=0 - Sinclair, I. and Ryan, P. (2003) Birds of Africa: South of the Sahara. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
- Fuchs, J., Bowie, R.C.K., Fjeldså, J. and Pasquet, E. (2004) Phylogenetic relationships of the African bush-shrikes and helmet-shrikes (Passeriformes: Malaconotidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 33(2): 428 - 439.
- UNEP-WCMC: Kisama National Park (April, 2008)
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Orange-breasted bush-shrike biology
Like other bush-shrikes, this orange-breasted species is a rather shy bird, preferring to remain in dense cover (3). African bush-shrikes feed mainly on a diet of large insects and even small rodents (4).
TopOrange-breasted bush-shrike range
Endemic to north Angola, the orange-breasted bush-shrike is known from only three sites, in the provinces of Cuanza Norte and Bengo (2).
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Orange-breasted bush-shrike habitat
The orange-breasted bush-shrike inhabits secondary forest and forest alongside rivers and streams, where it occurs in dense, tangled undergrowth (2) (3).
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Orange-breasted bush-shrike status
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).
Orange-breasted bush-shrike threats
The region of Angola inhabited by the orange-breasted bush-shrike has been subject to steady deforestation in recent decades, with an increase in slash-and-burn cultivation and the removal of timber trees. As the orange-breasted bush-shrike is known from only a small area, this habitat destruction poses a great threat to the species’ survival (2).
TopOrange-breasted bush-shrike conservation
It is possible that the orange-breasted bush-shrike may occur within the Kisama, (or Quiçãma) National Park (2), although even within this supposedly protected area there are continuous problems with illegal cultivation, cutting and other pressures from the human population inhabiting the park (5). There are currently no known conservation measures in place for this Endangered species, although it has been recommended that surveys to determine the distribution and population size of the orange-breasted bush-shrike, along with assessments of the current extent of forest cover, should be undertaken once the civil unrest in Angola subsides (2).
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