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 Mkomazi National Park
Fuelleborn's Boubou
Laniarius fuelleborni
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Zanzibar Boubou
Laniarius sublacteus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Four-colored Bushshrike
Telophorus viridis
Pringle's Puffback
Dryoscopus pringlii
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris usambaricus
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 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 Mkomazi National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Tropical Boubou sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Boubou in Mkomazi National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Boubou in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.