Zanzibar Boubou
Laniarius sublacteus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusLaniarius (Boubous and Gonoleks)
- SpeciesLaniarius sublacteus (Zanzibar Boubou)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Red-naped Bushshrike
Laniarius ruficeps
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Four-colored Bushshrike
Telophorus viridis
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Pringle's Puffback
Dryoscopus pringlii
Three-streaked Tchagra
Tchagra jamesi
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Zanzibar Boubou in Tsavo East National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Zanzibar Boubou sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 468 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Zanzibar Boubou in Tsavo East National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Zanzibar Boubou in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.