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Laniarius sublacteus

East Coast Boubou


Laniarius sublacteus

(Cassin, J, 1851)
Bubú Abisinio

Family: Malaconotidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Dryoscopus sublacteus.





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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The East Coast boubou or Zanzibar boubou (Laniarius sublacteus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
It is found from southeast Somalia to northeast Tanzania, and Zanzibar island.

Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

It has vestigial or no white wing stripe. Outer tail feathers may have white tips. Juveniles have no barring on underside. An all-black morph occurs in the area around the lower Jubba and Tana Rivers and on the Lamu Archipelago.

The East Coast boubou was formerly lumped with the tropical boubou, the black boubou, and the Ethiopian boubou. The species complex was split based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008.

Source: Wikipedia, article Laniarius sublacteus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 150760
  Adult

Parque Nacional de Aberdare
Central
Kenya
02/11/2015
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 150759
  Adult

Parque Nacional de Aberdare
Central
Kenya
02/11/2015
Susana Gomez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
43676911/02/2015KenyaCentralParque Nacional de AberdareSusana Gomez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. East Coast Boubou (Laniarius sublacteus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 16/09/2026.