Gabela bushshrike

Laniarius amboimensis

The Gabela bushshrike (Laniarius amboimensis) is a bird found in Angola. Found in Angola. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Laniarius amboimensis
Region	Africa
Found in	Angola

🏡 Where the Gabela bushshrike lives

Found in Angola.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs90%
🍎 Fruit10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 46 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Ken Behrens (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC699964. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Gabela bushshrike

Where does the Gabela bushshrike live?

The Gabela bushshrike lives in Angola. Found in Angola.

What does the Gabela bushshrike eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), fruit (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Gabela bushshrike endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.