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  • Synonyms Gaboon Boubou, Gabon Boubou, Ngami Boubou
  • Old latin name for bird Dryoscopus bicolor

Swamp Bouboubird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Botswana
  • 3.
    Song, © Charles Hesse
    Namibia
  • 4.
    Duet calls, © Claus Fischer
    Botswana
  • 5.
    Song?, © Paul Lenrumé
    Gabon
  • 6.
    Call, female, male, © Lynette Rudman
    Botswana
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Botswana
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Swamp Boubou

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion wc

Swamp Boubou subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Laniarius bicolor bicolorCameroon to Gabon-No
Laniarius bicolor guttatusw Congo to w Angola-No
Laniarius bicolor sticturuss Angola, w Zambia, ne Namibia and n Botswana-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansMoeraswaterfiskaal
Catalanbubú de ventre blanc
Chinese双色黑鵙
Chinese (Traditional)雙色黑伯勞
Croatianobalna čagra
Czechťuhýkovec dvoubarvý, Tuhýk dvoubarvý
DanishSumpbubu
DutchMoerasfiskaal
Estonianroo-pagulind
Finnishgaboninlepinkäinen
FrenchGonolek à ventre blanc, Gonolek du Gabon
GermanSumpfwürger, Zweifarbenwürger
ItalianAverla bicolore, Bubu del Gabon
Japaneseフタイロヤブモズ
Lithuaniangaboninė giedančioji medšarkė
Norwegiansumpbobo
Norwegian NynorskSumpbobo
Polishdzierzyk dwubarwny
PortuguesePicanço-dos-pântanos, bubu-bicolor
RussianДвухцветный бубу, Двуцветный певчий сорокопут, Черноголовый гонолек
SerbianGabonski bubu svračak
Slovakmäsiarik bahenný
SpanishBubú bicolor, Gonolek de Gabón
Swedishträskbusktörnskata, Gabonbobo
TurkishBataklık Bubusu
Ukrainianгонолек двобарвний