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The Somali Boubou (Laniarius erlangeri) is a medium-size bushshrike. It was split from the Tropical Boubou (Laniarius aethiopicus) as a result of DNA sequence analysis, and this change in status was recognized by the International Ornithological Committee in 2008. Two colour morphs are recognized, a predominantly black one and an extremely rare black and yellow morph which was formerly considered a separate species, the Bulo Burti Boubou (Laniarius liberatus). The Somali Boubou is endemic to Somalia. The species epithet commemorates German ornithologist Baron Carlo von Erlanger who collected the holotype near Umfudu in June 1901. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Malaconotidae
Genus:
Laniarius
Scientific:
Laniarius nigerrimus
Citation:
Reichenow, 1879
Reference:
Orn. Centralblatt. 114
Protonym:
Avibase ID:
E7DC526A6B3938EC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E7DC526A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916883
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Manda Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Manda Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Manda Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Manda Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Manda Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Manda Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition: Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2015: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.50: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Laniarius aethiopicus erlangeri [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Coastal Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Manda Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Manda Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Manda Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Somali Boubou ( Laniarius erlangeri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
James Lee Peters (original): Laniarius ferrugineus erlangeri [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Laniarius ferrugineus erlangeri [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black Boubou ( Laniarius nigerrimus) [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Laniarius erlangeri [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Laniarius [aethiopicus, major, nigerrimus or sublacteus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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