Turati's boubou
| Turati's boubou | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Laniarius |
| Species: | L. turatii |
| Binomial name | |
| Laniarius turatii (Verreaux, 1858) | |
The Turati's boubou (Laniarius turatii) is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. 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 Conte Ercole Turati (1829-1881) who also collected natural history specimens.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Laniarius turatii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 344.