Scientific name: Laniarius barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766). Also, called 'Barbary Shrike' or 'Senegal Gonolek. Distribution: Africa

The Senegal gonolek, a member of the shrike family, is most often found singly or in pairs. It is typically a nervous bird and seldom flies far.
This bird spends most of its time on the forest floor, in bushes or in low tree branches. The gonolek tears long strips of bark from thorny
acacia trees to form a cup-shaped nest among the branches.