About the Fülleborn's Boubou
Fülleborn's boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia, where its typical habitat is humid montane forest, dense undergrowth, secondary growth, forest edges and bamboo groves. The name of this bird commemorates the German physician Friedrich Fülleborn.
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Fülleborn's boubou is a medium-sized boubou, growing to a length of 18 to 20 cm (7 to 8 in). The sexes are similar and the adult plumage is a bluish slate-grey with a blacker head, wings and tail, all of which are slightly glossed. The underparts are dark slatey-grey and the underwing is dark brown. The eye is brown or reddish-brown and the beak and legs are black. The upper parts of the juvenile are a brownish-black colour, faintly spotted with buff, and lacking gloss. The underparts are barred with buffy greyish-black. The adult plumage is gained at six or seven weeks.
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What the Fülleborn's Boubou sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Congo - Kinshasa, South Africa.
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Willard's Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardiThe species was first described in 2010, based on five specimens, all collected by the Field Museum of Natural History and originally identified as the Mountain sooty boubou (L. poensis).
Yellow-breasted BoubouLaniarius atroflavusThe yellow-breasted boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficepsThe red-naped bushshrike or red-naped boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae, which is native to the dry lowlands of the eastern Afrotropics.
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