genus
Laniarius
Laniarius is a genus in the family Malaconotidae. This database currently files 23 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 23
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 78%
- Weight range
- 32.7 g – 54.3 g
Best-known members of Laniarius
Ranked by popularity score.

Yellow-crowned gonolek
Laniarius barbarus

Crimson-breasted shrike
Laniarius atrococcineus

Swamp boubou
Laniarius bicolor

Black-headed gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster

Slate-colored boubou
Laniarius funebris

Ethiopian boubou
Laniarius aethiopicus

Yellow-breasted boubou
Laniarius atroflavus

Southern boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
How threatened is Laniarius?
20 of 23 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 2 | 10% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 5% |
| LCLeast Concern | 17 | 85% |
All species in Laniarius
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-crowned gonolek | Laniarius barbarus | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 47.1 g | Not recorded |
| Crimson-breasted shrike | Laniarius atrococcineus | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 48.8 g | Not recorded |
| Swamp boubou | Laniarius bicolor | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 54.3 g | Not recorded |
| Black-headed gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 48.8 g | Not recorded |
| Slate-colored boubou | Laniarius funebris | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 40.4 g | Not recorded |
| Ethiopian boubou | Laniarius aethiopicus | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 49.4 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-breasted boubou | Laniarius atroflavus | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 43 g | Not recorded |
| Southern boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 46.8 g | Not recorded |
| Black boubou | Laniarius nigerrimus | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 49.4 g | Not recorded |
| Fülleborn's boubou | Laniarius fuelleborni | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 46.4 g | Not recorded |
| Lühder's bushshrike | Laniarius luehderi | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 42.9 g | Not recorded |
| Papyrus gonolek | Laniarius mufumbiri | Malaconotidae | Near Threatened | 41.5 g | Not recorded |
| Lowland sooty boubou | Laniarius leucorhynchus | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 50.1 g | Not recorded |
| Red-naped bushshrike | Laniarius ruficeps | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 32.7 g | Not recorded |
| Gabela bushshrike | Laniarius amboimensis | Malaconotidae | Endangered | 45.9 g | Not recorded |
| Braun's bushshrike | Laniarius brauni | Malaconotidae | Endangered | 54.3 g | Not recorded |
| Mountain sooty boubou | Laniarius poensis | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 44.9 g | Not recorded |
| Turati's boubou | Laniarius turatii | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 52.8 g | Not recorded |
| Bell shrike | Laniarius major | Malaconotidae | Not recorded | 49.2 g | Not recorded |
| East coast boubou | Laniarius sublacteus | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 48.7 g | Not recorded |
| Willard's sooty boubou | Laniarius willardi | Malaconotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Albertine sooty boubou | Laniarius holomelas | Malaconotidae | Least Concern | 44.9 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Laniarius voelker | Malaconotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |