Red throat and chest bird in Uganda, near Queen Elizabeth NP

[oakpark]

This bird was seen near highway during our visit to Uganda in late July. 

I can't find a match in my book. What bird is it?

 

Thanks!

[The Bird Nuts]

Looks like a Black-headed Gonolek, but I can't explain the dark eye.  Perhaps it is young-ish?

[oakpark]

Hi, The Bird Nuts,

Thank you for your response. 

It does look like the picture shown on the wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_gonolek , the eye is dark in that picture. Maybe someone can explain.

 

 

[oakpark]

Could it be Crimson-breasted shrike? We couldn't see the wing in this picture, so it is hard to say if it has the white bar on its wing.

 

[The Bird Nuts]

11 hours ago, oakpark said:

Could it be Crimson-breasted shrike? We couldn't see the wing in this picture, so it is hard to say if it has the white bar on its wing.

As far as I know, they don't occur in Uganda.

[Nighthawk01]

They both look so similar. Without the wing, I can't tell.

[birdbrain22]

Pretty sure Crimson breasted Gonolek(aka Black-headed Gonolek) and Crimson breasted Shrike are the same species...Laniarius atrococcineus

 

[The Bird Nuts]

11 hours ago, birdbrain22 said:

Pretty sure Crimson breasted Gonolek(aka Black-headed Gonolek) and Crimson breasted Shrike are the same species...Laniarius atrococcineus

In eBird the Black-headed Gonolek is Laniarius erythrogaster and the Crimson-breasted Gonolek is Laniarius atrococcineus.

Edited September 14, 2018 by The Bird Nuts