Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster (Cretzschmar, 1829)

49 gWeight

The black-headed gonolek (Laniarius erythrogaster) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.

Most records: Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Black-headed Gonolek has been recorded at 85 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Lake Mburo NPUganda783 records
Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda456 records
Kisumu WaterfrontKenya417 records

More places

Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-tourism ParkRwanda350 records
Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda348 records
Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackUganda322 records
Murchison Falls NP – North sideUganda316 records
Uganda Wildlife Education CentreUganda291 records
Queen Elizabeth II NP – MweyaUganda247 records
Lake Mburo NP – Entrance RoadUganda232 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Rwanda Kenya Tanzania Congo - Kinshasa Cameroon Chad Ethiopia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-headed gonolek (Laniarius erythrogaster) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in the African countries of Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Questions

How big is the Black-headed Gonolek?

The Black-headed Gonolek weighs around 49 g.

Where does the Black-headed Gonolek live?

Its breeding range: Africa: eastern Nigeria and northern Cameroon to Eritrea, western Ethiopia, western Kenya, northern Tanzania and eastern DR Congo. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya.