Genus

Boubous and Gonoleks

Laniarius

16 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
GenusLaniarius (Boubous and Gonoleks)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Laniarius barbarus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Laniarius erythrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Laniarius major

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Laniarius funebris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Laniarius atrococcineus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Laniarius ferrugineus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Laniarius luehderi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Laniarius leucorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Laniarius fuelleborni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Laniarius sublacteus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Laniarius bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Laniarius poensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Laniarius mufumbiri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Laniarius willardi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Laniarius aethiopicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Laniarius ruficeps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Boubous and Gonoleks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~80%
	Black-headed Gonolek			~70%
	Papyrus Gonolek			~10%
	Tropical Boubou			~10%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			<5%
	Slate-colored Boubou			Insufficient data
	Sooty Boubou			Insufficient data
	Western Boubou			Insufficient data
2	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~70%
	Black-headed Gonolek			~50%
	Tropical Boubou			~40%
	Papyrus Gonolek			~10%
	Slate-colored Boubou			<5%
	Sooty Boubou			<5%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Willard's Sooty Boubou			Insufficient data
3	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	~70%
	Black-headed Gonolek			~50%
	Tropical Boubou			~30%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~20%
	Papyrus Gonolek			<5%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			Insufficient data
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~70%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~50%
	Tropical Boubou			~40%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~70%
	Yellow-crowned Gonolek			~70%
6	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~70%
	Tropical Boubou			~70%
	Slate-colored Boubou			<5%
7	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~60%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			~50%
	Southern Boubou			~30%
8	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~60%
	Tropical Boubou			~60%
	Southern Boubou			Insufficient data
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~60%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~60%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
10	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	8	~60%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			~50%
	Western Boubou			~10%
	Tropical Boubou			~10%
	Willard's Sooty Boubou			<5%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
	Slate-colored Boubou			Insufficient data
	Papyrus Gonolek			Insufficient data
	Sooty Boubou			Insufficient data
11	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~60%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			~60%
12	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	Tropical Boubou			~60%
	Slate-colored Boubou			Insufficient data
13	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~60%
	Tropical Boubou			~60%
14	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~60%
	Tropical Boubou			~60%
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~60%
	Black-headed Gonolek			~50%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Papyrus Gonolek			<5%
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~60%
	Tropical Boubou			~50%
	Gabon Boubou			Insufficient data
17	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~50%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			~50%
18	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Southern Boubou			~50%
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	8	~50%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			~20%
	Tropical Boubou			~20%
	Black-headed Gonolek			~20%
	Western Boubou			~10%
	Willard's Sooty Boubou			<5%
	Papyrus Gonolek			<5%
	Slate-colored Boubou			<5%
	Sooty Boubou			Insufficient data
20	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	6	~50%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			~20%
	Tropical Boubou			~20%
	Western Boubou			~20%
	Willard's Sooty Boubou			~10%
	Papyrus Gonolek			<5%
	Black-headed Gonolek			Insufficient data
21	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~50%
	Fuelleborn's Boubou			~30%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~20%
	Tropical Boubou			~10%
	Zanzibar Boubou			<5%
22	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~40%
	Tropical Boubou			~10%
23	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~50%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~40%
	Red-naped Bushshrike			~10%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Zanzibar Boubou			<5%
24	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~50%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~50%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~30%
	Zanzibar Boubou			~20%
	Red-naped Bushshrike			<5%
	Tropical Boubou			Insufficient data
26	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~50%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~30%
	Black-headed Gonolek			~20%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			Insufficient data
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Tropical Boubou			~30%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~20%
28	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Tropical Boubou			~40%
29	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	~40%
	Tropical Boubou			~30%
	Western Boubou			~10%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Papyrus Gonolek			Insufficient data
30	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Tropical Boubou			~40%
	Zanzibar Boubou			Insufficient data
31	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~40%
	Tropical Boubou			~20%
	Gabon Boubou			~10%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			~10%
32	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~40%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			~40%
33	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Southern Boubou			~40%
34	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~30%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
35	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Southern Boubou			~40%
36	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~30%
	Tropical Boubou			~10%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
37	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~40%
38	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Tropical Boubou			~30%
	Slate-colored Boubou			<5%
39	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~40%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~20%
	Tropical Boubou			~10%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
40	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~40%
	Tropical Boubou			~20%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			~20%
41	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Southern Boubou			~40%
42	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~30%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			~20%
	Gabon Boubou			~20%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
43	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~30%
	Sooty Boubou			~30%
	Tropical Boubou			Insufficient data
	Slate-colored Boubou			Insufficient data
	Black-headed Gonolek			Insufficient data
44	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~30%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			~20%
	Tropical Boubou			~10%
	Papyrus Gonolek			~10%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
	Sooty Boubou			Insufficient data
45	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Southern Boubou			~30%
46	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Tropical Boubou			~20%
	Zanzibar Boubou			~10%
	Slate-colored Boubou			Insufficient data
47	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Southern Boubou			~20%
48	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~20%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
49	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~20%
	Slate-colored Boubou			~20%
	Ethiopian Boubou			~10%
50	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Tropical Boubou			~20%
51	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~20%
	Tropical Boubou			~20%
52	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Southern Boubou			~10%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			<5%
53	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Ethiopian Boubou			~10%
54	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			<5%