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Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus · Family Malaconotidae

Laniarius ferrugineus

Family Malaconotidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Malaconotidae
GBIF occurrence records
239,122
Countries and territories with records
33
Southern Boubou
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About this species

This species has 239,122 occurrence records from 33 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from South Africa (96.8%) and Eswatini (1.4%); together they account for 98.2% of the total. In South Africa, this species accounts for 0.58% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Laniarius ferrugineus combines the genus name Laniarius with the species epithet ferrugineus. The Warbla app catalog lists 22 species of the genus Laniarius; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Laniarius atrococcineus, Laniarius major and Laniarius funebris.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 50 species of the family Malaconotidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 7.3 times the family average (32,707). The family Malaconotidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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