How big is a Slate-colored Boubou?

The Slate-colored Boubou is a small sized bird weighing about 40 g.

Where can you see a Slate-colored Boubou?

The Slate-colored Boubou occurs in 7 countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda.

What birds look similar to a Slate-colored Boubou?

The Slate-colored Boubou is most easily confused with the Yellow-crowned Gonolek, the Black-headed Gonolek and the Ethiopian Boubou.

Is the Slate-colored Boubou endangered?

The Slate-colored Boubou is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Slate-colored Boubou

Laniarius funebris

Bushshrikes and Allies · Passeriformes · Uncommon

The Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris) is a uncommon bushshrik found in 7 countries, weighing about 40 g. The slate-colored boubou or slate-coloured boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.

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Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 1 — Photo: Sri Srikumar · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 2 — Photo: Sri Srikumar · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 3 — Photo: Sri Srikumar · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 4 — Photo: Peter Archdale · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 5 — Photo: Peter Archdale · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 6 — Photo: Peter Archdale · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 7 — Photo: Finsch, Otto (1839-1917); Hartlaub, Gustav, (1814-1900) · Public domain

Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 9 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Slate-colored Boubou (Laniarius funebris), photo 10 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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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Where it lives

Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Rwanda Somalia South Sudan

When to see it

The Slate-colored Boubou can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Slate-colored Boubou look like?: The slate-colored boubou or slate-coloured boubou is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
How big is a Slate-colored Boubou?: The Slate-colored Boubou is a small sized bird weighing about 40 g.
Where can you see a Slate-colored Boubou?: The Slate-colored Boubou occurs in 7 countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda.
What birds look similar to a Slate-colored Boubou?: The Slate-colored Boubou is most easily confused with the Yellow-crowned Gonolek, the Black-headed Gonolek and the Ethiopian Boubou.
Is the Slate-colored Boubou endangered?: The Slate-colored Boubou is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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