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 South Luangwa National Park
Gabon Boubou
Laniarius bicolor
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
📅 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 South Luangwa National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Tropical Boubou sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 328 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Boubou in South Luangwa National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Boubou in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.