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When to see the Ethiopian Boubou
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Ethiopian Boubou
The map shades 17 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Côte d’Ivoire.
About the Ethiopian Boubou
The Ethiopian boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, northwest Somalia, and northern Kenya. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Swamp BoubouLaniarius bicolorThe swamp boubou, also known as the Gabon boubou, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae or bushshrike family.
Lühder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiLühder's bushshrike is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
East Coast BoubouLaniarius sublacteusThe East Coast boubou or Zanzibar boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
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