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Yellow-breasted Boubou

Laniarius atroflavus Shelley, GE 1887

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Tomasz Osiejuk 18-11-2008 Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2130 m) duet song (A) - Male (whistles) and female (harsh notes) singing in duet 48410
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-05 Mt Oku, Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2300 m) song (A) - humming of bees in the background and people calling for a lost boy 99846
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-06 Lake Awing, Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (1300 m) song (A) - two birds singing from the gulley behind us 99849
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Jacob C. Cooper 2018-02-17 Woteva Forest, Sud-Ouest (Cameroon) (1750 m) call -

Calling from the understorey of montane forest edge.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

407490
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Paweł Szymański 2017-12-04 Mezam, Northwest, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2100 m) male, song -

The male solo singing: 'hwee-hwee' call type at the beginning, then, a switch to 'low whee-oo'.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

486057
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-05 Mt Oku, Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2300 m) Call/song (A) - a pair singing from lichen clad foliage in midstorey 99844
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Paweł Szymański 2017-11-26 Mezam, Northwest, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2100 m) female, male, song -

Female initiating a duet with so-called '5n-choocks' and then leading a short duet series. The male joining duet with 'low whee-oo' call type.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

488150
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-05 Mt Oku, Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2300 m) song (A) - humming of bees in the background 99847
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-06 Lake Awing, Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (1300 m) song (A) - two birds singing from the gulley behind us 99848
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-06 Lake Awing, Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (1300 m) song (A) -   99850
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-06 Lake Awing, Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (1300 m) song (A) - not seen singing from down slope near the lake 99851
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-05 Mt Oku, Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2300 m) song (A) -   99845
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Jacob C. Cooper 2018-02-17 Woteva Community Forest—1700-2000 m, South-West, Cameroon, Sud-Ouest (Cameroon)   -   91479871
macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-04 Kilum Ijim Protected Area, Lake Oku, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2300 m) Song (B) -   99841
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Michał Budka 2012-11-29 Bamenda Highlands, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2100 m) call -

Forest

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

121198
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-03-27 Mt Cameroon, Sud-Ouest (Cameroon) (1300 m) Song (B) - two birds just below the treeline 99837
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-03-27 Mt Cameroon, Sud-Ouest (Cameroon) (1300 m) Song (B) - two birds in thick forest near camp one 99838
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-03-27 Mt Cameroon, Sud-Ouest (Cameroon) (1300 m) Song (B) - two birds in thick forest near camp one answering another pair 99839
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-04 Kilum Ijim Protected Area, Lake Oku, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2300 m) Song (B) - A bit of motorcycle cut out 99842
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mike Nelson 2012-04-04 Kilum Ijim Protected Area, Lake Oku, Nord-Ouest (Cameroon) (2300 m) Call (B) - Aggresive call from an unseen bird 99843
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mark Robbins 2015-03-01 Mount Cameroon, above Buea, South-West, Cameroon, Sud-Ouest (Cameroon)   - Weather: high clouds. Habitat: secondary, montane forest. ML: 75 Hz Hi-Pass filter applied to both segments using Adobe Audition CC 2014. Other Behaviors: Advertise, Contact. 212406
macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mark Robbins 2018-02-12 , Sud-Ouest (Cameroon)   -   534841
macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Samuel T. Osinubi 2009-11-24 Yelwa, nearest village, Taraba, Nigeria, Taraba (Nigeria)   -   161213
macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-breasted Boubou - Laniarius atroflavus Mark Robbins 2018-02-16 , Sud-Ouest (Cameroon)   -   537103
macaulaylibrary.org
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