Bushshrikes

Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

The Southern Boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus) is a 47 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Bushshrikes

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

47 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in South Africa, eSwatini, Mozambique, Kenya, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe.

Where to see it: Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden (South Africa); San Sebastian Peninsula · Land · please consider using different hotspots for birding on the sandbars and islands (Mozambique); Dunes de Dovela (Mozambique); Mbuluzi Game Reserve (Eswatini); Kruger NP · Skukuza Camp (Camp only; please use more precise hotspots for drives) (South Africa).

Photo: (c) Mahomed Desai, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist