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ShrublandCup nestSmall · 40 g
When to see the Slate-colored 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 Slate-colored Boubou
The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Slate-colored Boubou
The slate-colored boubou or slate-coloured boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
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Easily confused with
Yellow-crowned GonolekLaniarius barbarusThe yellow-crowned gonolek is 22 cm (8.7 in) long with a long tail and short wings.
Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterThe black-headed gonolek is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusThe Ethiopian boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
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