Yellow-breasted boubou
Laniarius atroflavus Shelley, 1887
The yellow-breasted boubou (Laniarius atroflavus) is a species in the family Malaconotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 43 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the yellow-breasted boubou
- Weight
- 43 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc 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 yellow-breasted boubou live?
Not recorded
What is the yellow-breasted boubou?
The yellow-breasted boubou (Laniarius atroflavus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-breasted boubou” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-breasted_boubou&oldid=1380714075), 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 yellow-breasted boubou endangered?
The yellow-breasted 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 yellow-breasted boubou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMalaconotidae
- genusLaniarius
- SpeciesLaniarius atroflavus Shelley, 1887
Synonyms Laniarius atroflavus atroflavus, Laniarius atroflavus craterum
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- YBBOEnglish
- bubú de ventre grocCatalan
- ťuhýkovec žlutoprsýCzech
- bwbw bronfelynWelsh
- Gulbrystet BubuDanish
- GelbbauchwürgerGerman
- flavaventra malakonotoEsperanto
- Bubú pechigualdoSpanish
- kuldpugu-pagulindEstonian
- keltavatsalepinkäinenFinnish
- Gonolek à ventre jauneFrench
- zlatnotrba čagraCroatian
- Bubu pettogialloItalian
- キバラセグロヤブモズJapanese
- geltonkrūtė giedančioji medšarkėLithuanian
- Zwart-gele FiskaalDutch
- gulbrystbuskvarslerNorwegian
- dzierzyk żółtobrzuchyPolish
- bubu-de-peito-amareloPortuguese
- picanço-de-peito-amareloPortuguese
- Желтобрюхий гонолекRussian
- Желтогрудый певчий сорокопутRussian
- mäsiarik žltobruchýSlovak
- Žutogrudi bubu svračakSerbian
- gulbröstad busktörnskataSwedish
- Sarı Göğüslü BubuTurkish
- гонолек жовтогрудийUkrainian
- 黄胸黑鵙Chinese
- 黃胸黑伯勞Chinese
Relatives of the yellow-breasted 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
CompareYellow-breasted boubou vs Yellow-crowned gonolekYellow-breasted boubou vs Crimson-breasted shrikeYellow-breasted boubou vs Swamp boubouYellow-breasted boubou vs Black-headed gonolek
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yellow-breasted boubou?
An adult yellow-breasted boubou weighs 43 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow-breasted boubou endangered?
The yellow-breasted 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 yellow-breasted boubou?
The yellow-breasted boubou (Laniarius atroflavus) 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.
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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
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