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Southern Boubou
Suidelike Waterfiskaal · Laniarius ferrugineus
A secretive thicket bird, glossy black above with rich buff underparts and a white wing flash. Pairs perform tightly coordinated duets, calling and answering so quickly the song seems to come from one throat. It forages low in dense cover for insects, snails and small reptiles, only rarely showing itself in the open.
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Black above and creamy-buff below with a white wing stripe; skulks low in thickets, unlike the open-perching fiscals.
Listen for its call
Bell-like duet — one bird's "boo-boo" answered instantly by its mate's whistle.
Where to see it in Kruger
Resident in dense riverine thickets and tangled bush; heard far more often than seen as it creeps near the ground.
Did you know
A boubou pair sings as a perfect duet, one bird answering the other so fast it sounds like a single bird.
Often confused with
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