Turati's boubou | |
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Scientific 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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