Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusLaniarius (Boubous and Gonoleks)
- SpeciesLaniarius major (Tropical Boubou)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Sooty Boubou
Laniarius leucorhynchus
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Boubou in Kibale National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Tropical Boubou sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 219 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Boubou in Kibale National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Boubou in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.