Slate-colored Boubou
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Slate-colored Boubou

Laniarius funebris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park
134 Verified records at Lake Manyara National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The slate-colored boubou or slate-coloured boubou (Laniarius funebris) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. German naturalist Gustav Hartlaub described the slate-colored boubou in 1863. Two subspecies, funebris and degener are recognised. Within the genus Laniarius its position is unclear, but it does not appear to be closely related to the black-plumaged members of the genus such as Fuelleborn's boubou, Laniarius fuelleborni, with which some authorities had previously considered it conspecific. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-colored Boubou sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 134 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park

Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

5–10% · With luck
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

20–30% · Possible
Brown-crowned Tchagra
LC

Brown-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra australis

20–30% · Possible
Brubru
LC

Brubru

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nilaus afer

5–10% · With luck
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

5–10% · With luck
Gray-headed Bushshrike
LC

Gray-headed Bushshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malaconotus blanchoti

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

50–60% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Morning-Thrush
LC

Spotted Morning-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cichladusa guttata

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
9 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
14 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
15 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
16 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
17 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
21 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
23 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slate-colored Boubou in Lake Manyara National Park?

About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-colored Boubou sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 134 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slate-colored Boubou in Lake Manyara National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Slate-colored Boubou in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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