Turati's boubou

Turati's boubou
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Laniarius
Species:
L. turatii
Binomial name
Laniarius turatii
(Verreaux, 1858)

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Laniarius turatii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707554A94129227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707554A94129227.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 344.


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