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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:IMG 3087-Unknown-tanzanian-bird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|DBB Photography|DBB+Photography}}<br />[[Serengeti National Park]], [[Tanzania]], March 2015]] | ||
'''Eastern Africa''': Extreme south-eastern [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], eastern and southern [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]]. | '''Eastern Africa''': Extreme south-eastern [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], eastern and southern [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''L. f. funebris'': | *''L. f. funebris'': | ||
:*North-western [[Somalia]] to [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] | :*North-western [[Somalia]] to [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] | ||
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Sings in duet; ''kidunk kidunk'' followed by ''chruk chruk''. | Sings in duet; ''kidunk kidunk'' followed by ''chruk chruk''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:56, 17 July 2016
- Laniarius funebris
Identification
Length 18-20 cm. Dark grey plumage; head darker than body.
Similar species
Black morph Zanzibar Boubou is glossy black rather than sooty grey. Range does not overlap with other black boubous.
Distribution
Eastern Africa: Extreme south-eastern Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, eastern and southern Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- L. f. funebris:
- L. f. degener:
Habitat
Dry to semi-arid bush, thicket and riverine woodland.
Behaviour
Usually in pairs; Locally common but difficult to see due to skulking habits.
Vocalisation
Sings in duet; kidunk kidunk followed by chruk chruk.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slate-colored Boubou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slate-colored_Boubou
