Turati's boubou
Laniarius turatii (J. Verreaux, 1858)
The turati's boubou (Laniarius turatii) is a species in the family Malaconotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 47.4 g to 58 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the turati's boubou
- Weight
- 47.4 g – 58 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the turati's boubou live?
Not recorded
What is the turati's boubou?
Turati's boubou (Laniarius turatii) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
It is found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone.
Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorates the Milanese banker Ercole Turati (1829-1881) who also collected natural history specimens.
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Is the turati's boubou endangered?
The turati's boubou is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the turati's boubou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMalaconotidae
- genusLaniarius
- SpeciesLaniarius turatii (J. Verreaux, 1858)
Synonyms Dryoscopus turatii, Laniarius ferrugineus turati
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- TUBOEnglish
- Turat's boubouEnglish
- Turat's boubouEnglish
- ťuhýkovec guinejskýCzech
- bwbw TuratiWelsh
- Hvidgumpet BubuDanish
- TuratiwürgerGerman
- Turati-WürgerGerman
- gvinea malakonotoEsperanto
- Bubú de TuratiSpanish
- ginea pagulindEstonian
- huilulepinkäinenFinnish
- senegalinlepinkäinenFinnish
- Gonolek de TuratiFrench
- Gonolek de VerreauxFrench
- crnokrila čagraCroatian
- Bubu di TuratiItalian
- ニシヤブモズJapanese
- gvinėjinė giedančioji medšarkėLithuanian
- Turati's FiskaalDutch
- guineaboboNorwegian
- dzierzyk gwinejskiPolish
- bubu-de-turatiPortuguese
- picanço-da-guinéPortuguese
- Гвинейский бубуRussian
- Гвинейский певчий сорокопутRussian
- mäsiarik guinejskýSlovak
- Turatijev bubu svračakSerbian
- Vitgumpad boboSwedish
- guineabusktörnskataSwedish
- turatibusktörnskataSwedish
- Turatis busktörnskataSwedish
- Turati BubusuTurkish
- гонолек гвінейськийUkrainian
- 图氏黑鵙Chinese
- 塔拉氏黑伯勞Chinese
Relatives of the turati's boubou
Other species in the same genus Laniarius.
Yellow-crowned gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Crimson-breasted shrike
Laniarius atrococcineus
Swamp boubou
Laniarius bicolor
Black-headed gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Slate-colored boubou
Laniarius funebris
Ethiopian boubou
Laniarius aethiopicus
CompareTurati's boubou vs Yellow-crowned gonolekTurati's boubou vs Crimson-breasted shrikeTurati's boubou vs Swamp boubouTurati's boubou vs Black-headed gonolek
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the turati's boubou?
An adult turati's boubou weighs 47.4 g – 58 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the turati's boubou endangered?
The turati's 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 turati's boubou?
The turati's boubou (Laniarius turatii) belongs to the family Malaconotidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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