We saw at least four different yellow-billed shrikes in Kidepo Valley NP in Uganda but I don't have much recollection of the sightings.
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| A distinctive orange patch is visible in this photo to the left of the rump (usually concealed by the closed wing) as well as the brown central tail feathers. |
I love the band over the eye that gives it the look of a bandit and the yellow bill which jumps out.
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| Illustration of the yellow-billed shrike, ssp affinis, from Birds of the World. |
The subspecies affinis is found in southern South Sudan, northeastern DRC, western Kenya and northern Uganda.
In addition to the facial mask it has a buff supercilium and fawn brown upperparts with streaks of black.
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| Range from Birds of the World. |
That seems like a narrow range. I'm surprised it doesn't branch out a little.
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