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 Masai Mara National Reserve
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Tropical Boubou sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 399 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Boubou in Masai Mara National Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Boubou in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.