Scientific name: Laniarius atrococcineus
The upper parts, including the wings and tail, are black, the wings having a broad white bar. The underparts are vivid scarlet. A yellow-breasted form is occasionally seen, and was at first thought to be a separate species. Young birds have a mottled and barred buff-brown appearance with a pale bill
Found in the dry interior, the western half of Limpopo, North West Province, Northern Cape, the whole of Botswana and Namibia, this shrike is a common resident that enjoys acacia savanna, riverine thornbush and semi-arid scrub.
They forage mostly by running about on the ground, but also search rough-barked trunks and branches of trees for insects.
