Bush-shrikes (Malaconotidae)
Somali Boubou (Laniarius erlangeri) - HBW 14, p. 104
French: Gonolek d'Erlanger
German: Erlangerwürger
Spanish: Bubú de Erlanger
Other common names: Erlanger's Boubou; Bulo Burti Bush-shrike ("L. liberatus")
Taxonomy: Laniarius erlangeri Reichenow, 1905, Umfudu, Jubba River, south Somalia.
Recent molecular-genetic studies indicate that this species is closest to L. ruficeps, the two composing a clade (lineage) that is deeper-branched than, or sister to, L. aethiopicus, L. turatii, L. ferrugineus, L. sublacteus, L. bicolor, L. barbarus, L. erythrogaster, L. mufumbiri and L. atroflavus. Was until recently regarded as a race of L. aethiopicus. A single bird caught in Somalia in 1989 was described as a distinct species, L. liberatus, but recent analyses of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA reveal that i.. View all taxonomy...
Recent molecular-genetic studies indicate that this species is closest to L. ruficeps, the two composing a clade (lineage) that is deeper-branched than, or sister to, L. aethiopicus, L. turatii, L. ferrugineus, L. sublacteus, L. bicolor, L. barbarus, L. erythrogaster, L. mufumbiri and L. atroflavus. Was until recently regarded as a race of L. aethiopicus. A single bird caught in Somalia in 1989 was described as a distinct species, L. liberatus, but recent analyses of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA reveal that it is a variant of present species, and the possibility of its being a hybrid between this species and L. ruficeps rejected as highly improbable. Monotypic.
Distribution: Lower Shabeelle and Jubba valleys and coastal lowlands (between equator and 4° N), in SE Somalia.
- Least Concern
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