---
title: "Tropical Boubou"
description: "Laniarius major — Aves. The tropical boubou or bell shrike (Laniarius aethiopicus) is a medium-sized passerine bird of sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/tropical-boubou
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tropical Boubou

> Laniarius major — Aves. The tropical boubou or bell shrike (Laniarius aethiopicus) is a medium-sized passerine bird of sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Laniarius major*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1177
- Wikidata: [Q16069857](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16069857)
- iNaturalist taxon: [597463](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/597463)

## Names

- en: Tropical Boubou
- de: Großer Boubouwürger
- es: Bubú tropical
- fr: Grand Gonolek
- nl: Tropische fiskaal
- pl: Dzierzyk równikowy

## Countries with the most observations

KE (213), ZW (187), TZ (156), BW (94), ZM (89), ZA (57), MW (54), UG (51), RW (30), CD (18), NA (11), MZ (10)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_boubou

## Photo

![Tropical Boubou](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tropical-boubou/medium.jpg)

Photo: marsyd · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223317232

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tropical-boubou?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).