Swamp Boubou

The Swamp Boubou is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Swamp Boubou, Hartlaub's Babbler, African Mourning Dove, Coppery-tailed Coucal and White-browed Coucal, Greater Swamp-Warbler, Chirping Cisticola, Rosy-throated Longclaw, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater and Southern Brown-throated Weaver. At dusk both Swamp Nightjar and Pennant-winged Nightjar hawk the floodplain. 3. More

Distribution of Swamp boubou in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). Food It eats a variety of insects, fruit and rarely frogs, doing most of its foraging in reedbeds or trees, gleaning prey from the vegetation. More

Swamp Boubou, Hartlaub's Babbler, African Mourning Dove, Coppery-tailed Coucal and White-browed Coucal, Greater Swamp-Warbler, Chirping Cisticola, Rosy-throated Longclaw, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater and Southern Brown-throated Weaver. At dusk both Swamp Nightjar and Pennant-winged Nightjar hawk the floodplain. 3. Walking in riparian forest along the Zambezi shore is also rewarding and birds to look out for include White-backed Night-Heron, African Finfoot, Half-collared Kingfisher, Little Bittern, Pel's Fishing-Owl and Western Banded Snake-Eagle. 4. More