Tropical Boubou (Laniarius major)
About the 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.
A real field recording of the Tropical Boubou. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 216 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Albertine Sooty BoubouLaniarius holomelasprofile
- Black BoubouLaniarius nigerrimusprofile
- Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterrecording
- Crimson-breasted ShrikeLaniarius atrococcineusprofile
- East Coast BoubouLaniarius sublacteusrecording
- Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.