Ethiopian Boubou
Laniarius aethiopicus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Ethiopian Boubou
The Ethiopian Boubou (Laniarius aethiopicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Malaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: far eastern Sudan to Eritrea, Ethiopia, northwestern Somalia, and far northern KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Laniarius aethiopicus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Ethiopian Boubou
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus aethiopicus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.824
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Turati's Boubou
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Tropical Boubou
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East Coast Boubou
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