Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus] (West African Boubou [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])

West African Boubou [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus]

Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus] (= Laniarius major) (Hartlaub, KJG 1848)

The tropical boubou or bell shrike is a medium-sized passerine bird of sub-Saharan Africa. This very diverse "species" with its numerous subspecies and morphs has since long posed a taxonomic problem, and recent research suggests it is a cryptic species complex that has now been split into several species. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Malaconotidae
Genus:
   Laniarius
Scientific:
  Laniarius major

Original description

Citation:
(Hartlaub, KJG 1848)

Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 11ème Année p.108-109

Protonym:
Telephonus major

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2366512

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
07F940AAD16D3934

Avibase ID:
avibase-07F940AA

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/07F940AA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916268

Geographic range:

Laniarius aethiopicus ambiguus: Kenya and ne Tanzania
Laniarius aethiopicus limpopoensis: southeastern Zimbabwe (Limpopo River Valley) and northeastern South Africa (northern Limpopo)
Laniarius aethiopicus mossambicus: Zambia (except north and northwest) and Malawi to northern and eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe (except southeast), and Mozambique
Laniarius major: Sierra Leone east to southern South Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania, south to Malawi

Source: Clements checklist

English:
West African Boubou [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus]
French:
Grand Gonolek (incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): West African Boubou [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus] ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): West African Boubou [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus] ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Tropical Boubou (incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus) ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tropical Boubou (incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus) ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tropical Boubou (incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus) ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tropical Boubou (incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus) ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): West African Boubou [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus] ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): West African Boubou [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus] ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): West African Boubou [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus] ( Laniarius major [incl. ambiguus, limpopoensis, mossambicus])
Clements, version 2021: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Clements, version 2022: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Clements, version 2023: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Clements, version 2015: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Clements, version 2016: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Clements, version 2017: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Clements, version 2018: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
eBird version 2015: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
eBird version 2016: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
eBird version 2017: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
eBird version 2018: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
eBird version 2019: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
eBird version 2021: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
eBird version 2022: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
eBird version 2023: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius major) [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Laniarius major [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Laniarius [aethiopicus or major]

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