Laniarius leucorhynchus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Boubou sighting in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 350th most-seen of the 362 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Boubou in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty Boubou sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Sooty Boubou sightings, Lake Mburo National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
Same genus: Laniarius
The closest relatives of the Sooty Boubou that you can see in Lake Mburo National Park (genus Laniarius, Boubous and Gonoleks) are Black-headed Gonolek (about 50%), Tropical Boubou (about 30%) and Papyrus Gonolek (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty Boubou is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Mburo National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
