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 Volcanoes National Park
Western Boubou
Laniarius poensis
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Doherty's Bushshrike
Telophorus dohertyi
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Lagden's Bushshrike
Malaconotus lagdeni
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
📅 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 Volcanoes National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Tropical Boubou sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 235 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Boubou in Volcanoes National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Boubou in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.