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Ethiopian Boubou

Laniarius aethiopicus (Gmelin, JF 1789)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Peter Boesman 2015-12-20 Gibe gorge area, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (Ethiopia) song - [sono] 300393
xeno-canto.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major mossambicus Frank Lambert 2015-11-29 Malawi - Luwawu Forest Lodge area, Mzimba, Northern Region, Mzimba (Malawi) (1600 m) pair duet, song -

Duet in last half

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 311674
xeno-canto.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major mossambicus Frank Lambert 2015-11-29 Malawi - Luwawu Forest Lodge area, Mzimba, Northern Region, Mzimba (Malawi) (1600 m) song -

Same bird/pair as on XC311672.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 311673
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus GABRIEL LEITE 2023-05-04 ጉለሌ። (near Goro), North Shewa, Oromia, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) (2700 m) song - [sono] 801821
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Brian Henderson 2018-12-07 Bishangari Lodge, Lake Langano, Oromia, Oromia (Ethiopia) (1600 m) call, song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 453638
xeno-canto.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major ambiguus Frank Lambert 2017-11-07 PDs Patch, W of Arusha, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1400 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 430200
xeno-canto.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major ambiguus Bram Piot 2019-06-02 Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park, Machakos, Machakos (Kenya) (1700 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 478542
xeno-canto.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major ambiguus Brendan Sloan 2023-04-04 Castle Lodge Mount Kenya, Kenya (Kenya) (2100 masl ap m) duet - [sono] 817076
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus He Wenjin/文进 2026-01-09 Hawash, Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1600 m) subsong -

Lakeside and forest in Hawash, Ethiopia. The sound is kind of mysterious, hard to find where it from...... 埃塞黑鵙的叫声神秘莫测，难以找到方向的来源。

 1074016
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Barry Edmonston 2019-11-07 East Shewa, Oromia, Oromia (Ethiopia) (1600 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

Natural calls from a single individual perched about 6 meters above ground in large tall tree in heavily wooded forest.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 532753
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Andrew Spencer 2015-11-01 Lake Langano--Simbo Lodge, Oromia, Ethiopia, Oromia (Ethiopia)   -   234513971
macaulaylibrary.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Peter Boesman 2015-12-04 Melka Ghebdu, Amhara (Ethiopia) call - [sono] 300396
xeno-canto.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major mossambicus Frank Lambert 2015-11-25 Lilongwe, Central Region, Area 3, Lilongwe (Malawi) (1100 m) call -

playback-used:no

 297954
xeno-canto.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major ambiguus Brendan Sloan 2023-04-04 Castle Lodge Mount Kenya, Kenya (Kenya) (2100 masl ap m) song - [sono] 816742
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Andrew Spencer 2014-12-21 Melka Ghebdu, Amara, Ethiopia, Amhara (Ethiopia)   - various songs and some calls from a pair of birds moving hidden in tall, dense growth along a dry stream bed surrounded by dense thornscrub. The first three cuts are in response to playback, and the last is natural (I pasted them into the composition track in the wrong order). 31281031
macaulaylibrary.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major ambiguus Frank Lambert 2017-11-07 PDs Patch, W of Arusha, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1400 m) call -

playback-used:no

 430202
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Andrew Spencer 2015-11-01 Lake Langano--Simbo Lodge, Oromia, Ethiopia, Oromia (Ethiopia)   -   234513961
macaulaylibrary.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major ambiguus Oliver Fowler 2022-12-14 Castle Forest Lodge, Mt. Kenya, Kirinyaga County, Kirinyaga (Kenya) (2100 m) call, song -

Birds calling from undergrowth at edge of glade in montane forest. At least 3 Tropical Boubous involved. Recording amplified using Audacity.

 771901
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus David Marques 31-01-2011 Wondo Genet, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (Ethiopia) (2100 m) song (A) - duetting song; aka Ethiopian Boubou 82639
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Peter Boesman 2015-12-03 Melka Ghebdu, Amhara (Ethiopia) song - [also] [sono] 300395
xeno-canto.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major ambiguus Oliver Fowler 2023-01-17 Entrance road, Nairobi National Park, Nairobi County, Nairobi Area (Kenya) (1700 m) duet, song -

Two birds calling in forest section between main gate and Ngaloman Dam. Noise below 400 kHz removed using Audacity.

 775815
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Andrew Spencer 2014-12-21 Melka Ghebdu, Amhara (Ethiopia) (1300 m) song -

song duet from the same pair as in XC277881, in response to playback.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 277884
xeno-canto.org
Ethiopian Boubou - Laniarius aethiopicus Guilherme Melo 2023-05-04 Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) (2300 m) call, duet, song - [sono] 825143
xeno-canto.org
Tropical Boubou - Laniarius major ambiguus Bram Piot 2018-09-09 Gatamaiyu Forest Reserve, Kiambu County, Kiambu (Kenya) (2300 m) female, male, song -

Presumed pair duetting

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 434135
xeno-canto.org
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