Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major (Hartlaub, 1848)

23–25 cmLength49 gWeight

The tropical boubou or bell shrike (Laniarius aethiopicus) is a medium-sized passerine bird of sub-Saharan Africa.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia

Tropical Boubou has been recorded at 285 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 23 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nairobi NPKenya1,254 records
Lake Nakuru NPKenya746 records
Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya709 records

More places

Arusha NPTanzania567 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania447 records
Lake Mburo NPUganda362 records
Karura ForestKenya349 records
Zambezi River near Victoria FallsZimbabwe309 records
Lake NaivashaKenya294 records
Aga Khan University – Loilenok Hills and FieldsTanzania281 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Tanzania Zambia Uganda Zimbabwe Botswana Rwanda Malawi

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Tropical Boubou?

The Tropical Boubou is about 23–25 cm long and weighs around 49 g.

Where does the Tropical Boubou live?

Its breeding range: Africa: western, central Africa south to southern Zambia and northern, central Mozambique. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.