• Synonyms Tropical Boubou (incl. ambiguus, mossambicus], West African Boubou [incl. ambiguus, mossambicus), limpopoensis
  • Old latin name for bird Telephonus major

Tropical Bouboubird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zimbabwe
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Tropical Boubou

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c Africa s to s Zambia and n, c Mozambique

Tropical Boubou subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Laniarius major ambiguuse Kenya and ne Tanzania-No
Laniarius major limpopoensisse Zimbabwe and n South Africa-No
Laniarius major majorSenegal and Gambia to Liberia and e to w Kenya and n Zambia-No
Laniarius major mossambicusZambia and Malawi to ne Namibia, n Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansTropiese Waterfiskaal
Chinese热带黑鵙
Chinese (Traditional)熱帶黑伯勞
DanishStor Bubu
DutchTropische Fiskaal
FrenchGrand Gonolek, limpopoensis, Gonolek d'Abyssinie (tropical), Grand Gonolek (incl. ambiguus, mossambicus)
GermanTropenwürger
Japaneseスズゴエヤブモズ
Norwegiantropebobo
Norwegian NynorskTropebobo
Polishdzierzyk równikowy
Portuguesebubu-tropical, picanço-tropical
RussianПегий бубу
SerbianTropski bubu svračak
Slovakmäsiarik bublavý
SpanishBubú Abisinio (major), Bubú Tropical
Swedishtropikbusktörnskata
TurkishTropikal Bubu
Ukrainianгонолек тропічний