A strikingly patterned bird donning an appealing colour scheme of red, black, and yellow

A bird with red, black, and yellow colours

The 22 cm tall yellow-crowned gonolek, often called the common gonolek, has a long tail and small wings.

A boldly patterned bird wearing a compelling combination of crimson and black and yellow

The male is a gorgeous bird when fully grown, but due to his propensity for hiding in the undergrowth, he is sometimes disregarded.

He has entire black upper parts, scarlet underparts, and a buff-yellow undertail in addition to his golden crown.

All of equatorial Africa, from Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to Ethiopia, is home to the Yellow-crowned Gonolek.

These birds favour dense undergrowth habitats in forests and other forested areas.

A boldly patterned bird wearing a compelling combination of crimson and black and yellow

It can be seen on well-watered hotel lawns and is less cautious than some other bush shrikes.

Insects that are found in bushes or on the ground are the main food source for Yellow-crowned Gonoleks.

Although monogamous bird breeding can happen at any time of the year, the rainy season is when it happens the most frequently.

A boldly patterned bird wearing a compelling combination of crimson and black and yellow

Two to three eggs are kept in a cup-shaped nest that is built in a shrub or tree.

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