Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Tropiese Waterfiskaal
Catalan: bubú tropical
Czech: ťuhýkovec tropický
Danish: Bubu
German: Boubouwürger
English: Ethiopian, Somali, Zanzibar or West African Boubou, excl. Bulo Burti Boubou, Tropical Boubou
Spanish: Bubú Abisinio
Finnish: duettolepinkäinen
French: Gonolek d'Abyssinie, Gonolek d'Abyssinie, G. de Reichenow ou G. de Cassin, Gonolek d'Abyssinie, G. d'Erlanger ou G. de Cassin
Italian: Bubu tropicale
Japanese (romaji): suzugoeyabumozu
Japanese: スズゴエヤブモズ
Kwangali: Nankuwo
Scientific: Laniarius [aethiopicus, erlangeri or sublacteus, excl. liberatus], Laniarius [aethiopicus, nigerrimus or sublacteus, excl. liberatus], Laniarius aethiopicus, Laniarius aethiopicus aethiopicus, Turdus aethiopicus
Dutch: Ethiopische Fiskaal
Norwegian: Tropebobo
Polish: dzierzyk zaroślowy
Portuguese: Picanco tropical
Russian: Тропический бубу
Slovak: mäsiarik tropický
Swedish: Tropikbobo
Swahili: Tiva Rangi-mbili
Ukrainian: Гонолек чагарниковий
Chinese: 热带黑鵙