The Yellow-crowned gonolek (Laniarius barbarus), also known as the common gonolek, is a species of gonolek in the Malaconotidae family. It is a common resident breeding bird in equatorial Africa from Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo east to Ethiopia. It frequents dense undergrowth in forests and other wooded habitats. It is not as extremely shy as some other bushshrikes, and can sometimes be seen on watered hotel lawns. The nest is a cup structure in a bush or tree into which two eggs are laid. This species has duetted calls, with a fluted too-lioo overlapped by a rattling ch-chacha.