Laniarius atrococcineus; Print; The crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) or the crimson-breasted gonolek; ('gonolek' - supposedly imitative of its call); is a southern African bird. It has black upper parts with a white flash on the wing; and bright scarlet underparts. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as a "least-concern species".; 1824-1834