Laniarius sublacteus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The East Coast boubou or Zanzibar boubou (Laniarius sublacteus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found from southeast Somalia to northeast Tanzania, and Zanzibar island. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
It has vestigial or no white wing stripe. Outer tail feathers may have white tips. Juveniles have no barring on underside. An all-black morph occurs in the area around the lower Jubba and Tana Rivers and on the Lamu Archipelago.
The East Coast boubou was formerly lumped with the tropical boubou, the black boubou, and the Ethiopian boubou. The species complex was split based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Zanzibar Boubou sighting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 197th most-seen of the 261 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September–October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zanzibar Boubou in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zanzibar Boubou sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Zanzibar Boubou sightings, Mikumi National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zanzibar Boubou is recorded against all the birds logged in Mikumi National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
