Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park
23 Verified records at Lake Manyara National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The tropical boubou or bell shrike (Laniarius aethiopicus) is a medium-sized passerine bird of sub-Saharan Africa. This very diverse "species" with its numerous subspecies and morphs has since long posed a taxonomic problem, and recent research suggests it is a cryptic species complex that has now been split into several species. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Boubou sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
8 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
9 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
12 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
13 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
15 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
16 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
18 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
20 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
22 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
23 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
24 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
25 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
26 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
27 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
28 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
29 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
30 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
31 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
32 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
33 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
35 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
36 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
38 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
39 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
40 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Boubou in Lake Manyara National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Boubou sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tropical Boubou in Lake Manyara National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Boubou in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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