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All-black bird with grey to blue-grey eyes. | All-black bird with grey to blue-grey eyes. | ||
====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
| − | Very similar to [[Sooty Boubou]], but with grey eyes. | + | Very similar to [[Lowland Sooty Boubou]], but with grey eyes. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic to the Albertine Rift in east Africa. Confirmed for [[Uganda]] and [[Burundi]], probably also in [[Rwanda]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. | Endemic to the Albertine Rift in east Africa. Confirmed for [[Uganda]] and [[Burundi]], probably also in [[Rwanda]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. | ||
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- Laniarius willardi
Identification
All-black bird with grey to blue-grey eyes.
Similar species
Very similar to Lowland Sooty Boubou, but with grey eyes.
Distribution
Endemic to the Albertine Rift in east Africa. Confirmed for Uganda and Burundi, probably also in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species which was recently described.[1][2]
Habitat
Forest at altitudes of 1600 to 2000 m.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Voelker, G, RK Outlaw, S Reddy, M Tobler, JM Bates, SJ Hackett, C Kahindo, BD Marks, JK Peterhans and TP Gnoske. 2010. A new species of boubou (Malaconotidae: Laniarius) from the Albertine rift. The Auk 127: 678-689.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Willard's Sooty Boubou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Willard%27s_Sooty_Boubou
