Mountain Sooty Boubou
Laniarius poensis(Alexander, B, 1903)
English (US) Mountain Sooty Boubou
The Mountain Sooty Boubou (Laniarius poensis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Laniarius poensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Mountain Sooty Boubou
- Described by
- (Alexander, B, 1903)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Laniarius poensis camerunensis
- Laniarius poensis poensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dryoscopus poensis
- Described by
- (Alexander, B, 1903)
- Type locality
- Mount St.Ysabel, Fernando Po.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 13 p.37
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Lowland Sooty Boubou
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Albertine Sooty Boubou
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