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 Volcanoes National Park
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Western Boubou
Laniarius poensis
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Doherty's Bushshrike
Telophorus dohertyi
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Lagden's Bushshrike
Malaconotus lagdeni
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
📅 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 Volcanoes National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Gonolek sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Gonolek in Volcanoes National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Gonolek in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.