Lühder's Bushshrike
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Lühder's Bushshrike

Laniarius luehderi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
869 Verified records at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Lühder's bushshrike (Laniarius luehderi) is a species of bird (a shrike) in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German naturalist ornithologist W. Lühder. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Lühder's Bushshrike sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 869 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Western Boubou
LC

Western Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius poensis

10–20% · With luck
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

5–10% · With luck
Willard's Sooty Boubou

Willard's Sooty Boubou

Bird

Laniarius willardi

<5% · Rare
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

<5% · Rare
Slate-colored Boubou
LC

Slate-colored Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius funebris

Insufficient data
Papyrus Gonolek
NT

Papyrus Gonolek

Bird

Laniarius mufumbiri

Insufficient data
Sooty Boubou
LC

Sooty Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius leucorhynchus

Insufficient data
Northern Puffback
LC

Northern Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus gambensis

20–30% · Possible
🐦 No photo available
LC

Pink-footed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus angolensis

20–30% · Possible
Doherty's Bushshrike
LC

Doherty's Bushshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Telophorus dohertyi

10–20% · With luck
Brown-crowned Tchagra
LC

Brown-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra australis

5–10% · With luck
Lagden's Bushshrike
NT

Lagden's Bushshrike

Bird

Malaconotus lagdeni

5–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
8 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
9 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lühder's Bushshrike in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 49% of wildlife watchers report a Lühder's Bushshrike sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 869 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lühder's Bushshrike in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Lühder's Bushshrike in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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