- Laniarius atroflavus
Identification
Length 18–20 cm
Adult: Black upperparts without a white wing-bar; Bright yellow underparts.
Juvenile: Brownish upperparts and dull yellow underparts.
Distribution
Western Africa: found in the highlands of south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Habitat
Dense undergrowth in moist montane forests, forest edges and thickets.
Behaviour
More bold than most other boubous, often sitting on an exposed perch.
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects. They general forage in pairs.
Vocalisation
A whistled duet.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. 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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-breasted Boubou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-breasted_Boubou
