Sooty Boubou
Laniarius leucorhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusLaniarius (Boubous and Gonoleks)
- SpeciesLaniarius leucorhynchus (Sooty Boubou)
The lowland sooty boubou (Laniarius leucorhynchus), also known as the sooty boubou, is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Sooty Boubou at Kibale National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |