Swamp boubou

Swamp boubou
L. b. stricturus, above left
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Laniarius
Species: L. bicolor
Binomial name
Laniarius bicolor
(Verreaux, 1857)

The swamp boubou (Laniarius bicolor), also known as the Gabon boubou, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, dry savannah, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and swamps.

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