| Southern boubou | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Laniarius |
| Species: | L. ferrugineus
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| Binomial name | |
| Laniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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The southern boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus) ('ferrugineus' - rust-coloured) is a bushshrike. Though these passerine birds and their relations were once included with true shrikes in the Laniidae, they are not closely related to that family.
This species is found in southeastern Africa, mainly in southeastern Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Mozambique and southern and eastern South Africa. It frequents dense thickets in forests, mangroves, scrub and gardens. In drier regions, it is found in riverside woodland.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Laniarius ferrugineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707571A94130013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707571A94130013.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.