Laniarius barbarus; Print; The yellow-crowned gonolek (Laniarius barbarus); 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.; 1796-1808