Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusLaniarius (Boubous and Gonoleks)
- SpeciesLaniarius erythrogaster (Black-headed Gonolek)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Three-streaked Tchagra
Tchagra jamesi
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Gonolek in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 54% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Gonolek sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 533 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Gonolek in Murchison Falls National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Gonolek in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.