Southern Boubou
A species of Boubous and Gonoleks Scientific name : Laniarius ferrugineus Genus : Boubous and Gonoleks
Southern Boubou, A species of Boubous and Gonoleks
Botanical name: Laniarius ferrugineus
Genus: Boubous and Gonoleks
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Description General Info
Description
The male southern boubou is a fairly distinctive 20–22 cm long bird with black upperparts extending from the top of the head down to the tail, a striking white wing stripe, and a relatively long black tail with white outer feathers. The underparts are white shading to rufous on the lower belly, undertail and flanks. The bill, eyes and legs are black. The female is similar to the male, but dark grey above and with a rufous wash to the breast. Young birds are like the female, but mottled buff-brown above, have a buff wash to the wing bar, and are barred below. The rufous on the underparts, which gives this species its scientific name, distinguishes it from the tropical and swamp boubous. It superficially resembles the southern fiscal, Lanius collaris, but is shorter tailed, has more white in the wing, and is much less conspicuous in its habits. 
Size
23 cm
Colors
Black
White
Orange
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Southern Boubou consumes a varied diet including insects, small rodents, lizards, snails, and fruits. It forages by creeping in low bushes and on the ground, showcasing a unique feeding behavior adapted to its environment.
Habitat
The southern Boubou primarily occupies dense mesic woodlands in southeastern Africa. Its preferred habitats include thickets within forests, coastal scrub, mangroves, riverine thickets, and forest edges, often associated with lush undergrowth and creeper tangles. The species thrives in various environments ranging from the thick foliage around the base of hills and termite mounds to protea stands, acacia plantations, and mature gardens. Even in drier regions, southern Boubou can be found in the leafy bushes along riverside woodlands.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
Unlike the true shrikes, which perch conspicuously in the open, the southern boubou prefers to forage in dense vegetation close to the ground, a habit which has led to its being called shy and skulking. The food is mainly insects, taken from the ground or picked off vegetation as the bird creeps low in bushes. It will also take small rodents, lizards snails and fruits. The southern boubou has a duetted call, with a ooo-whee-ooo, followed by a whistled ooo-ooo-wheee or wheee-wheee followed by ooo-whee-ooo. The duet has many variations and the liquid ooo-whee-ooo call may be mistaken for that of a black-headed oriole. Its alarm call is a muted cluck.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Bushshrike Genus
Boubous and Gonoleks Species
Southern Boubou 
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