
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi Reichenow, 1874
43 gWeight
Lühder's bushshrike (Laniarius luehderi) is a species of bird (a shrike) in the family Malaconotidae.
Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda
Where and when it's recorded
Lühder's Bushshrike has been recorded at 48 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya521 records
- Kakamega Forest NRKenya398 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda383 records
More places
- Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda304 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda280 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda217 records
- Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverKenya178 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackUganda177 records
- Bigodi Ecotourism Research CentreUganda147 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – 'The Neck'Uganda122 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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
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.
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Questions
How big is the Lühder's Bushshrike?
The Lühder's Bushshrike weighs around 43 g.
Where does the Lühder's Bushshrike live?
Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon to western DR Congo; eastern DR Congo to southern South Sudan, western Kenya and western Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.
Is the Lühder's Bushshrike endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Lühder's Bushshrike as Least Concern.
What does the Lühder's Bushshrike eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Lühder's Bushshrike in?
It belongs to the family Bushshrikes (Malaconotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 43 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 87 mm
- Tail
- 82 mm
- Bill
- 26 mm
- Tarsus
- 31 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon to western DR Congo; eastern DR Congo to southern South Sudan, western Kenya and western Tanzania
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Bushshrikes Malaconotidae
- Genus
- Laniarius
Other birds in the genus Laniarius
Lowland Sooty BoubouLaniarius leucorhynchus
Mountain Sooty BoubouLaniarius poensis
Albertine Sooty BoubouLaniarius holomelas
Willard's Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardi
Fülleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni
Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
Braun's BushshrikeLaniarius brauni
Gabela BushshrikeLaniarius amboimensis
Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficeps
Black BoubouLaniarius nigerrimus
Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
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- EnglishLühder's Bushshrike
- 简体中文卢氏黑鵙
- 繁體中文盧得氏黑伯勞
- 日本語シロスジヤブモズ
- DeutschBraunscheitelwürger
- FrançaisGonolek de Lühder
- EspañolBubú de Lühder
- Portuguêspicanço-de-peito-acanelado
- ItalianoAverla di macchia di Lühder
- NederlandsLühders Fiskaal
- РусскийРыжегрудый бубу
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- Polskidzierzyk maskowy