Albertine sooty boubou

The Albertine sooty boubou (Laniarius holomelas) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Rwanda, Burundi and adjacent areas of Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Albertine sooty boubou

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Laniarius
Species:
L. holomelas
Binomial name
Laniarius holomelas
(Jackson, 1906)

It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the mountain sooty boubou (Laniarius poensis).[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2016. Laniarius holomelas. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103706204A104087842. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103706204A104087842.en. Downloaded on 22 January 2019.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Batises, woodshrikes, bushshrikes, vangas". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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