Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusLaniarius (Boubous and Gonoleks)
- SpeciesLaniarius major (Tropical Boubou)
The tropical boubou or bell shrike (Laniarius aethiopicus) is a medium-sized passerine bird of sub-Saharan Africa. This very diverse "species" with its numerous subspecies and morphs has since long posed a taxonomic problem, and recent research suggests it is a cryptic species complex that has now been split into several species. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
Sooty Boubou
Laniarius leucorhynchus
Lagden's Bushshrike
Malaconotus lagdeni
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike
Malaconotus cruentus
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
Western Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
White-tailed Alethe
Alethe diademata
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
White-throated Blue Swallow
Hirundo nigrita
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tropical Boubou at Taï National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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