Black-headed Gonolek
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Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
1 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-headed gonolek (Laniarius erythrogaster) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in the African countries of Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. The black-headed gonolek is a distinctively coloured bush-shrike though it is generally shy and retiring. However, close to human habitation and in gardens, it often becomes much bolder. It has a very distinctive call which it makes in concert with its partner. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Sooty Boubou
LC

Sooty Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius leucorhynchus

30–40% · Possible
Slate-colored Boubou
LC

Slate-colored Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius funebris

Insufficient data
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

Insufficient data
Northern Puffback
LC

Northern Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus gambensis

<5% · Rare
Brown-crowned Tchagra
LC

Brown-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra australis

Insufficient data
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

Insufficient data
Crested Malimbe
LC

Crested Malimbe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malimbus malimbicus

60–70% · Likely
Red-tailed Greenbul
LC

Red-tailed Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Criniger calurus

60–70% · Likely
Western Nicator
LC

Western Nicator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nicator chloris

60–70% · Likely
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
LC

Fraser's Rufous Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stizorhina fraseri

60–70% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Xavier's Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus xavieri

60–70% · Likely
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
LC

Red-tailed Ant-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neocossyphus rufus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-headed Gonolek at Semuliki National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
13 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
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