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Swamp boubou

Laniarius bicolor (Hartlaub, 1857)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The swamp boubou (Laniarius bicolor) is a species in the family Malaconotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 51 g to 57.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Swamp boubou (Laniarius bicolor)
Photo: Finsch, Otto (1839-1917); Hartlaub, Gustav, (1814-1900) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the swamp boubou

Weight
51 g – 57.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the swamp boubou live?

Not recorded

What is the swamp boubou?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The swamp boubou (Laniarius bicolor), also known as the Gabon boubou, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae or bushshrike family. It is native to western and southern Central Africa. In the north of their range, savannah thickets constitute an important part of their habitat, while in the south they are strongly associated with river systems and marshes, for which they are named. The pair bond appears to be maintained by duetting, which in the south is generally synchronous or overlapping. It is most similar to L. major major, with which it perhaps hybridizes, but the underpart plumage is immaculate white, while the female contributes a ratchet-like note to the duet.

From the Wikipedia article “Swamp boubou” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swamp_boubou&oldid=1379847886), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the swamp boubou endangered?

The swamp boubou is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the swamp boubou classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMalaconotidae
  6. genusLaniarius
  7. SpeciesLaniarius bicolor (Hartlaub, 1857)

Synonyms Dryoscopus bicolor, Laniarius ferrugineus bicolor

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Gabon boubouEnglish
  • Gabon boubouEnglish
  • SWBOEnglish
  • MoeraswaterfiskaalAfrikaans
  • bubú de ventre blancCatalan
  • ťuhýkovec dvoubarvýCzech
  • bwbw corstirWelsh
  • SumpbubuDanish
  • SumpfwürgerGerman
  • dukolora malakonotoEsperanto
  • Bubú bicolorSpanish
  • roo-pagulindEstonian
  • gaboninlepinkäinenFinnish
  • Gonolek du GabonFrench
  • Gonolek à ventre blancFrench
  • obalna čagraCroatian
  • Bubu del GabonItalian
  • フタイロヤブモズJapanese
  • gaboninė giedančioji medšarkėLithuanian
  • MoerasfiskaalDutch
  • sumpboboNorwegian
  • dzierzyk dwubarwnyPolish
  • bubu-bicolorPortuguese
  • picanço-dos-pântanosPortuguese
  • Двухцветный бубуRussian
  • Двуцветный певчий сорокопутRussian
  • mäsiarik bahennýSlovak
  • Gabonski bubu svračakSerbian
  • träskbusktörnskataSwedish
  • Bataklık BubusuTurkish
  • sasooTswana
  • гонолек двобарвнийUkrainian
  • 双色黑鵙Chinese
  • 雙色黑伯勞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the swamp boubou

Other species in the same genus Laniarius.

LC, Least Concern

Ethiopian boubou

Laniarius aethiopicus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the swamp boubou?

An adult swamp boubou weighs 51 g – 57.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the swamp boubou endangered?

The swamp boubou is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the swamp boubou?

The swamp boubou (Laniarius bicolor) belongs to the family Malaconotidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Swamp boubou (Laniarius bicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/swamp-boubou

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BibTeX
@misc{swamp_boubou_2026,
  title = {Swamp boubou (Laniarius bicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/swamp-boubou},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}