Sooty Boubou
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Sooty Boubou

Laniarius leucorhynchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
124 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lowland sooty boubou (Laniarius leucorhynchus), also known as the sooty boubou, is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Boubou sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 124 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Slate-colored Boubou
LC

Slate-colored Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius funebris

Insufficient data
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

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

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ 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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
7 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Boubou in Semuliki National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Boubou sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 124 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sooty Boubou in Semuliki National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Boubou in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.

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