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 Moremi Game Reserve
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Gabon Boubou
Laniarius bicolor
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Burchell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis australis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Tropical Boubou sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Boubou in Moremi Game Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Boubou in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.