Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusLaniarius (Boubous and Gonoleks)
- SpeciesLaniarius ferrugineus (Southern Boubou)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Four-colored Bushshrike
Telophorus viridis
Four-colored Bushshrike
Telophorus quadricolor
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Boubou in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Southern Boubou sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 505 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Boubou in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Boubou in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.