Listen to the Black-headed gonolek
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About the Black-headed gonolek
The Black-headed gonolek is a bird in the family Malaconotidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 48 g.
What does the Black-headed gonolek sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The black-headed gonolek (Laniarius erythrogaster) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in the African countries of Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
Related birds in the genus Laniarius
More from the family Malaconotidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Black-headed gonolek sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Black-headed gonolek on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Black-headed gonolek endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-headed gonolek as “least concern”.
What family does the Black-headed gonolek belong to?
The Black-headed gonolek (Laniarius erythrogaster) belongs to the family Malaconotidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Black-headed Gonolek (Laniarius erythrogaster) (022A-WA03044X0020-0017M0) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Kisumu, Kisumu County, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1029743 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-headed gonolek – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Diego Delso – CC BY-SA 4.0