Laniarius atrococcineus

This red and back boubou is a near-endemic to southern Africa and is found in areas of arid savanna.

My first sighting of this stunning species was in July 2012 at Roodeplaat Nature Reserve near Pretoria. We have seen it many times and in many places since then, none better than in May 2013 in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (specifically at Mata Mata and the Kalahari Tented Camps).