Southern Boubou

This species is found in southeastern Africa, mainly in southeastern Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Mozambique and southern and eastern South Africa. It frequents dense thickets in forests, mangroves, scrub and gardens. In drier regions, it is found in riverside woodland.

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

The Southern Boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus) is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and were once included in that group. This species is found in southeastern Africa, mainly in southeastern Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Mozambique and southern and eastern South Africa. It frequents dense thickets in forests, mangroves, scrub and gardens. In drier regions, it is found in riverside woodland. More

Southern boubou at nest with chick. Distribution and habitat Endemic to southern Africa, occurring from south-eastern Botswana through Limpopo and North-West Provinces to southern Mozambique, extending down the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern and Western Capes. It occupies a wide variety of woodland habitats, as well as coastal thickets, riverine scrub, alien tree plantations and suburban gardens. More

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The Southern Boubou is a stocky bird, and is generally secretive. It prefers to stay inside dense tangles and bushes and is more often heard than seen.. It is usually found in pairs, in Riverine Forest, thickets, forest edge or well-wooded suburbs. It subsists mainly on insects, but takes eggs and young birds. Will also eat fruit and grain, and comes to bird tables. More

The Southern Boubou normally keeps hidden in dense vegetation but becomes tame around homes with gardens. Found mostly along the eastern parts of South Africa, southern Mozambique and Zimbabwe and the Limpopo province. The Southern Boubou feeds on insects, fruit, nestlings, and seeds. The nest is a shallow cup of twigs and sticks, bound with spider's web and lined with soft materials. More

As indicated by its name, the Southern Boubou’s distribution is largely restricted to the region below 22°S, being replaced north of that latitude by the similar, but whiter-flanked Tropical Boubou, L. aethiopicus that ranges from Zimbabwe north. Southern Boubous are largely absent from the Free State, Karoo and neighbouring arid, treeless regions, but they can be found in all the southern and south-eastern coastal regions from Gauteng north to the Limpopo. More

southern boubou kruger national park birds The Southern Boubou (Latin name Laniarius ferrugineus) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 736 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 697 also a picture of the Southern Boubou on page 752. The Southern Boubou belongs to the family of birds classified as Malaconotidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Southern Boubou is also known by these other names: African Boubou. More