Sooty Boubou
Laniarius leucorhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusLaniarius (Boubous and Gonoleks)
- SpeciesLaniarius leucorhynchus (Sooty Boubou)
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Crested Malimbe
Malimbus malimbicus
Red-tailed Greenbul
Criniger calurus
Western Nicator
Nicator chloris
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina fraseri
Xavier's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus xavieri
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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Boubou in Semuliki National Park?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Sooty Boubou sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 124 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.