Black-headed Gonolek

Where to see

Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster

Queen Elizabeth National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-headed Gonolek during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~50%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~40%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Black-headed Gonolek?

Queen Elizabeth National Park

In Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Gonolek sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Black-headed Gonolek?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are June and July in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 80%), March and July in Murchison Falls National Park (about 70%) and October in Lake Mburo National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-headed Gonolek on a given day. Each park's Black-headed Gonolek page has the full month-by-month chart.