Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusLaniarius (Boubous and Gonoleks)
- SpeciesLaniarius luehderi (Lühder's Bushshrike)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Lühder's Bushshrike sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 902 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Western Boubou
Laniarius poensis
Willard's Sooty Boubou
Laniarius willardi
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Sooty Boubou
Laniarius leucorhynchus
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
Doherty's Bushshrike
Telophorus dohertyi
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
📅 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 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lühder's Bushshrike in Virunga National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Lühder's Bushshrike sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 902 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lühder's Bushshrike in Virunga National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Lühder's Bushshrike in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.