Alternative name: Fuelleborn's Boubou
- Laniarius fuelleborni
Identification
18–20 cm (7-7¾ in)
An all-black Boubou with a bluish-cast.
Similar Species
Separated from other all-black boubous by range and habitat.
Distribution
Africa: Found in the Eastern Arc mountains of Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- L. f. usambaricus (ulugurensis):
- Eastern Arc mountains (Usambaras, Ngurus, Ukagurus, and Ulugurus) of northeastern Tanzania
- L. f. fuelleborni:
Habitat
Montane forests, forest edges and forest clearings.
Behaviour
Usually keeps to undergrowth and thickets; may move to canopy when calling.
Diet
Their main diet consists of invertebrates, including caterpillars, ants, grasshoppers and snails.
They generally forage alone or in pairs.
Vocalisation
A variety of calls in duet.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fülleborn's Boubou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/F%C3%BClleborn%27s_Boubou
