Southern Boubou
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Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
353 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus) ('ferrugineus' - rust-coloured) is a species of bushshrike. Though these passerine birds and their relations were once included with true shrikes in the Laniidae, they are not closely related to that family. This species is found in southeastern Africa, mainly in southeastern Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Mozambique and southern and eastern South Africa. It frequents dense thickets in forests, mangroves, scrub and gardens. In drier regions, it is found in riverside woodland. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Boubou sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 353 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

20–30% · Possible
Southern Tchagra
LC

Southern Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra tchagra

<5% · Rare
Bokmakierie
LC

Bokmakierie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Telophorus zeylonus

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
LC

Cape White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops virens

70–80% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Sombre Greenbul
LC

Sombre Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Andropadus importunus

60–70% · Likely
Cape Wagtail
LC

Cape Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla capensis

50–60% · Likely
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Greater Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris afer

50–60% · Likely
Bar-throated Apalis
LC

Bar-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis thoracica

40–50% · Likely
Cape Bulbul
LC

Cape Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus capensis

40–50% · Likely
Cape Weaver
LC

Cape Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus capensis

40–50% · Likely
Cape Batis
LC

Cape Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis capensis

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Boubou in Garden Route National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Boubou sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 353 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Boubou in Garden Route National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Boubou in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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