The yellow-crowned gonolek, 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Lanius barbarus
Type locality:
Senegal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/141/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
5B3BD7A0AA5FB24C
Avibase ID:
avibase-5B3BD7A0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5B3BD7A0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560695
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gonolek de Barbarie ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Gonolek de Barbarie ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Barbary Shrike ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Barbary Shrike ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2021: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Yellow-crowned Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Barbary Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Laniarius barbarus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Laniarius barbarus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Laniarius barbarus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Common Gonolek ( Laniarius barbarus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Laniarius barbarus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Laniarius barbarus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Laniarius [barbarus or atrococcineus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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